iShredder AlternativesFile Shredders and other similar apps like iShredder

iShredder is described as 'Utilizes certified erasure standards to destroy files, folders, contacts, and messages while securely wiping storage, generating erasure reports, and protecting access' and is a File Shredder in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to iShredder for Windows, Mac, Android and PortableApps.com. The best iShredder alternative is Eraser, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iShredder are Ashampoo WinOptimizer, Alternate File Shredder, Permadelete and O&O SafeErase.

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  1. Eraser icon
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    Eraser is an 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.

    47 Eraser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
    • Eraser is the most popular Windows alternative to iShredder.

    • Eraser is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to iShredder.

    • Eraser is Free and Open SourceiShredder is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Suite offering 30 plus tools for cleaning, privacy management, detailed system analysis, browser profile cleaning, tailored optimization, software uninstallation, duplicate removal, disk defragmentation, scheduled maintenance and deep customizable tuning.

    51 Ashampoo WinOptimizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. This program offers the possibility to finally delete files and/or folders (no recovery possible). The program also can overwrite the free space on a drive, which means, that already deleted files cannot be restored, too.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Permadelete icon
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    Permadelete is a free and open source file shredder, it deletes your files beyond recovery. It's made to be beautiful and easy to use and yet powerful.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. O&O SafeErase icon
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    O&O SafeErase is a security software designed to provide comprehensive protection against unauthorized access to any confidential data you wish to erase. It is capable of permanently deleting a range of data types, from outdated financial information and email archives to...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • O&O SafeErase is the most popular commercial alternative to iShredder.

    • O&O SafeErase is Paid and ProprietaryiShredder is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Offigneum icon
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    The world's most powerful file shredding software.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. OW Shredder icon
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    OW Shredder is a powerful security tool, that allows you to completely erase sensitive data from your computer. Individual files, free disk space, and entire volumes get erased securely. In addition OW Shredder offers various tools to scan, analyze, and wipe; other traces that...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Active@ Kill Disk is disk eraser software for secure formatting of hard drives without any possibility of following data recovery.

    41 Active@ KillDisk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Shreddit is a data eraser app that effectively deletes confidential data from your Android device. It does so by deleting the files/data and overwriting on the space occupied by them. The data is erased in such a manner that no recovery tool can recover it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
    • Shreddit - Data Eraser is the most popular Android alternative to iShredder.

    • Shreddit - Data Eraser is Free and ProprietaryiShredder is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Over time, many very private or business-critical files accumulate on a computer. What happens to these files when you no longer need them? Moving to the Recycle Bin is far from enough to really protect your privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Because it's been deleted from your hard drive, doesn't mean it's gone forever. As long as the information was not overwritten, anyone can restore it at any time. It gets even more complicated, if a computer has been resold or given away.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Aiseesoft FoneEraser is the most powerful security tool to preserve your privacy through erasing sensitive data or all other data on the iPhone/iPod/iPad. You can select the erasing level and remove the data from your iPhone and iPad simultaneously.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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