SDelete Alternatives

SDelete is described as 'Short for Secure Delete, is a command-line based data destruction tool and can be run from the Command Prompt in Windows 7, Vista, or XP' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to SDelete for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, PortableApps.com and Self-Hosted apps. The best SDelete alternative is Eraser, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SDelete are DiskGenius, Ashampoo WinOptimizer, Darik's Boot and Nuke and Wise Disk Cleaner.

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  1. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. 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
     
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    Lowvel overwrites data with zeroes, i.e. performs so called zero-filling of a storage device. It should be noted that after such zeroing, neither a data recovery software nor a data recovery service can recover data off the device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. CyberShredder icon
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    CyberShredder is a quick, safe and handy utility that lets you erase confidential files from your computer permanently. Normal file deletion will remove a file's directory entry and allocation table information.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. EraserDrop icon
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    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
     
  7. Odkurzacz icon
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    Odkurzacz (in english vacuum cleaner) is an application to maintain order in Windows. Lets get rid of unnecessary littering of objects on disk. Daily applications of which are created using dozens of garbage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8.  2 likes

    Command-line tool for securely erasing files from magnetic media with multiple overwrites, open source under GPL, supports Linux, BSD, Solaris, and more, no graphical interface, precompiled for many distributions, for secure data removal.

    26 wipe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Zer0 icon
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    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
     
  10. East-tec Eraser keeps your PC clean and your data private. It improves performance by removing junk files and protects your privacy by securely erasing internet and computer activity traces.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. SKTools icon
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    Useful tools and utilities: Lite version includes this SKTools options: Clean! Invalid registry entries, Invalid registry values, Temporary and Cache folders, Temporary and Junk Files, Bad Shortcuts, Benchmark, System Information, Registry Search, Notification Queue, Delete PIM i.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows Mobile
     
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