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Key Details of WinUtilities File Shredder

  • Securely delete your files.
  • Last updated on
  • There have been 3 updates
  • Virus scan status:

    Clean (it’s extremely likely that this software program is clean)


Editors’ Review

Download.com staff

This single-function program helps you delete files permanently, though we find some deletion methods slow. WinUtilities File Shredder's clean and straightforward tabbed interface is easy to comprehend. You can easily choose to shred files, folders, or the contents of the Recycle Bin. The program quickly deleted our selected files and folders. We tested it against undelete tools, and WinUtilities File Shredder proved its process is sound.

The program supports five different shredding processes, including government standard and the Guttman method. Each process uses a different number of shredding passes and patterns to ensure nothing can be recovered. The higher number of passes will greatly increase the deletion time. WinUtilities File Shredder also includes a system washer for removing traces of uninstalled programs to free up disk space.

Novice-friendly and efficient, this utility is a solid middle-of-the road choice for this genre of system tools.



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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
2
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows ME
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows NT
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 95
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 98
Additional Requirements
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
POPULARITY
Total Downloads
829
Downloads Last Week
1

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Developer’s Description

Securely delete your files.

WinUtilities File Shredder is a utility that securely deletes your files so they can't be restored using recovery software. When you delete a file using the conventional Windows delete method, the file is not actually destroyed. Windows simply acknowledges the file is no longer needed and considers it free space. The deleted file will exist in a recoverable state until it's over-written with other data. When you use WinUtilities File Shredder to shred a file, the file is over-written with with random bytes before it's deleted.

If the file was ever restored using recovery software, it would be worthless. WinUtilities File Shredder provides a new fully customizable System Shredder. Using the System Shredder, you can easily group browser cache, cookie, and history files to be located and shredded.


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