AbsoluteShield File Shredder 1.41

• License:

  Free

• Editor's Rating:

  3.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  4.0 stars (out of 61 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  241,314

• Operating Systems:

  Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  November 10, 2002

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version CuteShield File Shredder 1.4 CuteShield File Shredder 1.3.1 CuteShield File Shredder 1.3

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Publisher's description of AbsoluteShield File Shredder

From SysShield Consulting:

AbsoluteShield File Shredder lets you permanently remove files and folders from your system easily without the possibility of data recovery. The tool is integrated with the Windows shell and you can start shredding by right-clicking on the selected folders/files and selecting AbsoluteShield File Shredder from Windows Explorer. You also can configure the tool to use the quick two-pass, standard seven-pass file shredding, or any customized wiping method. This version contains minor updates and bug fixes.

Editor's review of AbsoluteShield File Shredder

• 3.0 stars

• "AbsoluteShield File Shredder"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: AbsoluteShield File Shredder 1.41

This free, bare-bones file shredder does what it promises, but several issues make us take pause. Since it possesses few features beyond its main job, most users won't have a problem operating the interface. You can add files to shred by browsing your PC or right-clicking on a document, but you cannot destroy entire folders. AbsoluteShield File Shredder can perform either two or seven cleaning passes, but other applications let you wipe data many more times. It's a shame you can't choose from multiple government-approved deletion methods, but the fact the help files don't tell you the name of the default algorithm is an even bigger misstep. Clearly, the program isn't ideal for paranoiacs who work with top-secret data, but home users seeking a no-cost, simple shredder are likely to find it suitable.

User reviews

• Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 61 votes
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• 5 stars

  6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

  Version: AbsoluteShield File Shredder 1.41

  "Very good product/ignore the false malware reviews"

  by knowj on October 9, 2006

  Pros: Very good simple program seems to do the job.

  As stated in other reviews about this product containing spyware I took the liberty of emailing sys-sheild and got the following reply:

  ----------------

  "There is NO keylogger in our product, nor any spyware/adware. The claim is by a unreliable spyware/adware removal program and what you need is to throw away such spyware/adware removal tool.

  Regards,

  Daniel Miller

  SysShield Consulting, Inc." ----------------

  Also there is no note of any othe programs with in the user agreement.

  I think some people need to take another look into what anti-malware programs they use if there throwing up false results.

  Cons: Its a free program so I can't complain but it would be nice if it had an option to clean up your freespace but i would never expect a free program to be able to do this.

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• 1 stars

  0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: AbsoluteShield File Shredder 1.41

  "Download FileShredder Instead"

  by magicmaster on August 10, 2007

  Cons: (1)

  AbsoluteShield File Shredder is only equipped with two wiping algorithms while FileShedder, developed by FileShredder.org, have seven algorithms available. Not even to mention its inability to wipe entire folder. Why settle for half-baked application when others could have done the job much better?

  (2)

  With several anti-spywares programs detecting the existence of malware within this application, I would shred this application with another application named FileShredder. Bye bye.

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• 5 stars

  8 out of 10 people found this review helpful

  Version: AbsoluteShield File Shredder 1.41

  "Does exactly what it says on the tin, thank you!"

  on May 27, 2004

  Summary: I had a file which cause explorer to crash every time i even so much as right clicked on it, so i had no way of getting rid of it. Even when by some miracle i managed to click delete, windows claimed "this file is being used by another program" so i... read more >>

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• 5 stars

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  Version: AbsoluteShield File Shredder 1.41

  "does what it says!"

  on September 6, 2003

  Summary: this program does what it says, and runs on xp pro SP1, which i like!

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• 4 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: AbsoluteShield File Shredder 1.41

  "does very well"

  by lornajo on August 4, 2007

  Pros: i enjoy being able to completly remove files

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