Secure Wipe for Windows

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• Total waste of time and possible malware / virus.

  mbutts777May 9, 2015

  Pros

  None. When I tried to use the 'free' software a pop-up requiring a license key appeared. When I clicked on the 'register' button the same pop-up reappeared.

  Cons

  When I deleted it from my system it left behind (at least) one folder. When I tried to delete that it would not let me, saying files were in use. When I checked task manager I discovered that the 'deleted' program was enabled in startup and running a process. Disabled startup and ended the process, rebooted, then tried again. Same thing, even though it was not showing disabled in startup and was not running a process. ALERT! UPDATE! Checked my e-mail and had a message from someone I would not normally expect to e-mail me with a link. When I clicked on the link my anti-virus program warned me the site exhibited dangerous characteristics and might try to steal my data. POSSIBLE VIRUS/MALWARE!!! BEWARE!!!

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• Yikes! :-(

  a046712tDecember 19, 2013

  Pros

  It's free.

  Cons

  Triggered multiple warnings from my Comodo antivirus. Installed a pesky search add-on to my browsers and set it as the default search provider. Changed my browser homepages. All of this it did quickly and successfully. But it failed to actually wipe the hard drives I wanted to get rid of, producing instead a series of "missing dll" errors.

  Summary

  Run away! Run away!

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• Great for Folders and Files

  Slate2kOctober 18, 2012

  Pros

  Nice selection of methods available. Also, not all utilities similar to this allow for the addition of directories and subfolders, so that is a nice plus.

  Cons

  Doesn't have an option to wipe all of the free hard drive space, instead of just folders and files. Most of the security utility packages I have do the same thing - I wanted something like "No File Recovery" to wipe the entire free space on the drive at once. I would've given 5 stars, but for that 1 missing option.

  Summary

  Flexible and easy to use, it's a great tool to remove files and folders. Its only drawback is the lack of an option to wipe all free space off of the drive at once. If you don't need that feature, then this is a great, efficient little tool to add to your utilities.

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