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4 stars
Version: Eraser 5.7
"Good file shredder to have despite some glitches"
Pros: This program does wonders when it comes to my disk's security. I can just right click on the files and select Erase, and let the program do its thing, or use the Scheduler to delete tons more files when I'm not at my machine. And nowadays, with everyone being so paranoid, it's important to clean your hard drive every once in a while.
Cons: It's a good file shredder but it does have some glitches. On hard drives with compressed files it'll give errors like "Error: Reached the end of file" and "Failed...", and sometimes it will lockup and make a file grow to the maximum extent (the remaining free space on your hard drive). And it seems it takes forever to overwrite your hard drives anyway, especially if you try to use the Gutmann method on a 40 GB hard disk. I would put it on "Pseudorandom Data" for speed.
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I have a computer with a 200 GB hard drive that has been taken over by some kind of intruder that has totally devoured my hard drive and taken over my computer. What I want to do is completely erase the ENTIRE 200 GB DRIVE... by writing zeroes into every bit and then starting over from scratch. Do you think this program will do that... and if so...how long do you think it would take a 3.3 GHz machine to do that? If not... do you have anything else you would recommend? I want EVERY cell erased. Also... what would you suggest for keeping this from happening again in the future? I've tried Zone Alarm, SpyBot, Adaware, Spyware Blaster, Windows fire wall, and AVG antivirus... and probably some others I can't remember now. Thank you for whatever you would be willing to suggest/offer.
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