Powerful deletion tool that deletes sensitive files and folders permanently, making recover impossible.
Eraser is a free and open source data eraser software download that's been categorized by our editors under the secure cleaning software category and made available by Sourceforge for Windows.
The review for Eraser has not been completed yet, but it was tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Eraser is currently supported under all modern versions of Windows.
It completely removes sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
Eraser is Free software and its source code is released under GNU General Public License.
The patterns used for overwriting are based on Peter Gutmann's paper "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory" and they are selected to effectively remove magnetic remnants from the hard drive.
Other methods include the one defined in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual of the US Department of Defense and overwriting with pseudorandom data. You can also define your own overwriting methods.
Eraser is software which can permanently erase files.
Features and highlights
- Deletes files permanently from your hard drive
- Erases files, folders and their previously deleted counterparts
- Works with an extremely customizable scheduler
- It works with any drive that works with Windows
Eraser 6.2.0.2993 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs
This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from secure cleaning software without restrictions. Eraser 6.2.0.2993 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows. As an open source project, you are free to view the source code and distribute this software application freely.
Filed under:
- Eraser Download
- Freeware Secure Cleaning Software
- Open source and GPL software
- Major release: Eraser 6.2
- Data Erasing Software
 |  | We have tested Eraser 6.2.0.2993 against malware with several different programs. We certify that this program is clean of viruses, malware and trojans. |
