- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (7-day trial); $19.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: September 19, 2004
- Total Downloads: 45,968
- Downloads last week: 89
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 5 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Absolute Delete securely removes files and folders and frees up disk space, but a tendency to lock up while deleting files is a big negative.
The program's interface is pleasingly simple: check boxes are next to areas available for cleaning, and a single button removes files. Among its nine Windows and Internet options, you can empty the Recycle Bin, delete temporary files, and clear the Recent Documents list. You easily can schedule regular cleanups of selected areas as well. Absolute Delete also integrates with your context menus, allowing you to quickly delete any file or folder or free up disk space when a drive is selected.
Although its features won't blow you away, it would be a decent tool to keep your computer free of unnecessary files and optimize disk space--if only it hadn't crashed a couple of times in our tests. With its instability issues, we can't recommend this seven-day program as a safe way to remove online and offline traces.
Publisher's description
From SnowCamel :Absolute Delete is a privacy tool to securely delete your traces left while surfing: cookies, cache and history. It can also delete your deleted items, temporary files, recent documents and your search history. When you delete a file, the link to the file is removed on your computer but the actual data is still available and can be recovered. Absolute Delete removes the data permanently deleted from your systems by using different erasing methods (US Departement of Defense, Peter Gutmann or your own). This prevents users from using data recovery tools to recover your files: they are overwritten and you can even ask Absolute Delete to change the name of the files. Version 2.1 may have unspecifies features, enhancements, and bug fixes.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 5 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Absolute Delete 2.1
Pros: Just 1 pro - easy to use interface.
Cons: I have WinXp Home. Gobbles up ram when running in background. causes other programs to freeze or crash. No uninstall option. Masks itself from Windows Add/Remove Programs. So how do you delete Absolute Delete? Email to support@snowcamel.com returned as undeliverable.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Absolute Delete 2.1
"hung PC multiple times (windows98), couldn't use"
Cons: even ctrl-alt-delete didn't work. had to turn off and reboot.
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Version: Absolute Delete 2.1
"Unimpressive except for the problems it causes."
Pros: This program is a good example of a waste of time (there is not much positive to say about a program that doesn't do what it promises).
Cons: Will not delete files that are problematic.
Summary: For those who have trouble removing the software, recommend you search for full name, which starts with Snowcamel Absolute Delete. This should let you remove the program using the Windows tool. Don't rely on communication from the vendor, as they ... read more >>
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Version: Absolute Delete 2.1
Pros: i wanted to delete files of vista which can't be deleted by windows explorer. this software also failed to do that.
Cons: it should delete all files even protected system files
Summary: i wanted to delete all files of vista without formatting hard disk but this software fialed
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Absolute Delete 2.1
Summary: It's a common misconception that deleted files are fysically removed from the hard disk. A deleted file is flaged by the operating system that it can be overwritten but until this is done, the actual file can easily be recovered by an undelete tool... read more >>
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