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- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (14-day trial); $10.00 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: February 07, 2006
- Total Downloads: 857
- Downloads last week: 1
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
For the functionality this cautious file shredder offers, the program's three step wizard feels like two steps too many. File Blast's main interface looks like it was designed largely from clipart. A giant kitchen garbage can sits next to three buttons, Select Files to Shred, Help, and About. A text box informs you that the program uses Department of Defense algorithms to erase your files, and then advises you to use the Select Files to Shred button.
The first button pulls up a plain wizard that wastes one step reiterating the information on the main interface, although it emphasizes that deleted files can't be recovered. The next step is to select files to shred and choose the number of passes the program uses to erase them. Just in case you missed it the first time, the text tells you that the program securely deletes files that cannot be recovered. When you hit Next, a prompt pops up asking you if you're sure you want to delete the files. Click Yes and the third window tells you the process is complete. It shows the number of files deleted and the time elapsed in the process. You have to hit Finish to complete the process.
A wizard should break down a complex process and make it easier. In File Blast's case, it unnecessarily lengthens a simple process. The application also lacks additional deletion algorithms found in similar programs. You'll have 14-days to try out this basic file shredder, but before you pay up, we suggest you try some of those other programs. File Blast gets the job done, but there are better programs on the market.
Publisher's description
From roundabout software :File blast securely erases files so they cannot be recovered. Normally when a file is deleted in Windows, it simply tells Windows to forget about the file and allocates the area it once occupied as free space. However, because the file contents are still on disk, it can still be recovered if no other data has been written over the file space. File blast will completely erase a file, using the US Department of Defense DoD 5220.22-M algorithm.
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