Top 15 HDShredder Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

HDShredder deletes the contents of hard disks and other mass storage media reliably at the physical level. HDShredder can also be applied to individual partitions and the user can select to perform the deletion according to international security standards. HDShredder works independent of partition layout, file sys­tem and operating system. It also works with proprietary formats which otherwise would be inaccessible.

1. Darik's Boot and Nuke

Darik's Boot and Nuke Dariks Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot disk that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.DBAN is a means......

2. Permanent Eraser

Permanent Eraser 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 10.3, Apple enhanced its security by introducing the Secure Empty Trash feature, which follows......

3. Eraser

Eraser 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.......

4. xShredder

xShredder With xShredder you can destroy your sensitive files. Choose from simple destruction or shredding by Peter Gutmann 35 times.......

5. Disk Wipe

Disk Wipe Disk Wipe is Free, portable Windows application for permanent volume data destruction. With Disk Wipe you can erase all disk data and prevent recovery of those data. Formatting a hard drive with regular method leaves an open possibility to recover the data back. Many companies and users who just dumped......

6. SystemRescueCd

SystemRescueCd SystemRescueCd is a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the hard disk partitions.......

7. Context-Shredder

Context-Shredder With Context-Shredder you can destroy your sensitive files. Choose from simple destruction or shredding by Peter Gutmann. Users can create deletion tasks, overwrite available free space or destroy disk drives.......

8. FalconFour's Ultimate Boot CD

FalconFour's Ultimate Boot CD F4UBCD, FalconFour's Ultimate Boot CD, will be the last Boot CD you'll ever need. Based of off Hiren's 13.0 Rebuilt, this BootCD includes extra features including MS Diagnostic and Recovery Tools (DaRT), both versions 5.0 for XP systems, and 6.5 for Vista & 7-based systems. It also includes a standard......

9. Pc-Check

Pc-Check Pc-Check® is your ready-to-use-now diagnostic software. With its self-booting start-up, you don’t have to worry about which operating system is installed. Pc-Check only tests the hardware you want it to. No gimmicks, no files touched, no brand names considered — just reliable hardware test results.Test Coverage and MaintenanceOperations that are......

10. iShred Express

iShred Express iShred Express provides a drag and drop interface to the "SRM" or secure delete function.USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. FILES DELETED WITH THIS PROGRAM ARE NOT RECOVERABLE, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.Tested with Mac OS X 10.4.2......

11. wipe

wipe wipe is a little command for securely erasing files from magnetic media. It compiles under various unix platforms, including Linux 2. * , (Open, Net, Free)BSD, aix 4.1, SunOS 5.5.1, Solaris 2.6. wipe is released under the GPL. Pre-compiled packages are available on most Linux distributions. Under Debian, the package......

12. Puran Wipe Disk

Puran Wipe Disk Puran Wipe Disk is a free utility that can completely delete everything on your disk including the file system so that no data can be recovered or it can just wipe the free space so that already deleted files cannot be recovered.......

13. BCWipe

BCWipe BCWipe data wiping software enables you to permanently delete files selectively so that they can never be recovered or undeleted. BCWipe embeds itself within Windows and can be activated from the Explorer FILE Menu OR from the context (right-click) menu OR from BCWipe Task Manager OR from a command-line prompt.......

14. Blancco Drive Eraser

Blancco Drive Eraser Blancco Drive Eraser is patented secure data erasure for HDDs and SSDs. Digitally signed certificate of erase for auditing. Free evaluation license.......

15. DriveDroid

DriveDroid DriveDroid allows you to boot your PC from ISO/IMG files stored on your phone. This is ideal for trying Linux distributions or always having a rescue-system on the go... without the need to burn different CDs or USB pendrives.DriveDroid also includes a convenient download menu where you can download USB-images......