Eraser Alternatives

Eraser is described as 'Advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns' and is a very popular File Shredder in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Eraser for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Eraser alternative is BleachBit, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Eraser are DiskGenius, HiBit Uninstaller, Darik's Boot and Nuke and Ashampoo WinOptimizer.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
Get a badge for your siteEraser alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. When you delete data or format a drive you assume the files, pictures, email or documents no longer exist on your computer. But your private data still exists, and it only takes basic knowledge of PCs to find it. For total security, you need DriveScrubber power. Permanently erase.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  2. When you normally delete your files in Mac OS X, the operating system is only forgetting where those particular files are placed, while the data still physically remains on the drive. Beginning with Mac OS 10.

    37 Permanent Eraser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    1
  3. Jihosoft Mobile Privacy Eraser uses powerful data erasing algorithms to erase data permanently, all erased files from your mobile devices other people can't find them back. And it can not only just erase data in your mobile devices, but also can wipe the data which is...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  4. Securely erase files/folders from HDD, SSD, or external drives, ensuring data remanence prevention.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  5. If you want to delete some data permanently making it impossible to read again you can choose Kernel File Shredder Software which deletes file permanently so that no one can recover that file again even using data recovery tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  6. Zer0 icon
     2 likes

    Zer0 is a user friendly file deletion tool with a high level of security. With Zer0, you'll be able to delete files and to prevent file recovery by a 3rd person.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  7. EraserDrop icon
     3 likes

    EraserDrop Portable is an easy-to-use secure data removal tool. It is a drop target (a floating icon on your desktop) that you can drop files onto to quickly erase them so they can not be recovered. EraserDrop does away with the standard .

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Good alternative?
     
  8. File Shredder icon
     10 likes

    File Shredder is a FREE and powerful application to shred and permanently remove unwanted files from your computer.

    35 File Shredder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
    |
    2
  9. File Eraser Pro is the safe and reliable data erasure software which can completely erase your private and sensitive data with Safe and certified data erasure standards including HMG Infosec Standard 5, German FOFIS, DOD 5220.22-M, U.S.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Erase tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
  11.  1 like

    ErAce is software that will over write the hard drive 1-100 times. So it fullfills the strictest security standards i.e. DOD 5220.22-M. In that way it is impossible to recover data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 3 of Eraser alternatives