- License:
- Free
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- Downloads:
- 248,132
- Requirements:
- Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server
- Limitations:
- No limitations
- Date Added:
- March 06, 2006
Publisher's description of Simple File Shredder
From Scar5 Software:
Simple File Shredder is a utility that securely deletes your files so they can't be restored using recovery software. When you delete a file using the conventional Windows delete method, the file is not actually destroyed. Windows simply acknowledges the file is no longer needed and considers it free space. The deleted file will exist in a recoverable state until it's over-written with other data. When you use Simple File Shredder to shred a file, the file is over-written with with random bytes before it's deleted. If the file was ever restored using recovery software, it would be worthless. Simple File Shredder v3 provides a new fully customizable System Shredder. Using the System Shredder, you can easily group browser cache, cookie, and history files to be located and shredded.
Version 3.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Editor's review of Simple File Shredder
Finish off files for free
Though this basic file shredder lacks some features found in full-blown security packages, we can't complain too much, as it's functional and totally free. Simple File Shredder lets you drag and drop files into its nonresizable window, or you can simply right-click a file in Windows Explorer. The utility showed good speed in our tests, destroying 1GB of data in less than five minutes. The program supports a government shredding standard and the Gutmann method. We never managed to restore deleted files using specialized recovery software. You can overwrite data up to 1,000 times, which should be sufficient for the vast majority of users. Though it certainly can't be considered a comprehensive privacy suite, we do appreciate the basic features for wiping away Internet Explorer and Firefox surfing traces. We also like the tools for emptying the Recycle Bin and the Recent Documents list. You can make your own list of folders and files to clean up (though we'd prefer canned plug-ins for popular applications). This program is well suited to home users who want to make sure deleted files stay that way.
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