Top 5 File Shredders for Permanently Erasing Data

Do you think your sensitive data is permanently lost after you delete it and empty the recycle or have formatted the entire hard drive? If you use a data recovery software to scan your hard drive, you will find that your deleted or formatted data is not lost, can easily be recovered. So how to permanently erase sensitive data or wipe hard drive? You need professional data erasure tool. Here, we have selected best 5 file shredders for you to shred/destroy data from your hard drive or any storage media device.

Top 5 File Shredders: Permanently Erase Digital Information

NO.1 File Shredder - DoYourData Super Eraser

If you want to a safe, powerful and easy-to-use data erasure tool, DoYourData Super Eraser is the best one for you. With certified data erasure methods, it will permanently erase selected data or selected hard drive and overwrite the disk space to 100% prevent the erased data from being recovered by data recovery software or data recovery service. It means your data is lost forever.

This powerful file shredder is very easy to use. It offers three modes for you to erase data under various situations. It allows you selectively erase files folders. And it also can help you wipe entire hard drive or device to destroy all existing and history data. If you don’t want to erase your existing files, it also allows you to only erase deleted/lost data on your hard drive (erase recycle bin). It is compatible with both Windows operating and macOS/Mac OS X.

NO.2 File Shredder - Stellar File Wipe

This is another powerful file shredder. If you want to destroy all data on your hard drive, this file shredder can help you wipe entire hard drive, and it also can wipe USB hard drive, external hard drive, digital camera, SD card, etc. It also can help you wipe deleted/lost data on your hard drive only. It is pretty simple to use.

NO.3 File Shredder - KillDisk

KillDisk is a qualified file shredder even though it is not easy to use. Like other file shredders, it allows you wipe entire hard drive to destroy all sensitive data. It only provides Windows/Linux version. If you want to erase data under Mac OS X, you can try other file shredders like Super Eraser.

NO.4 File Shredder - AweEraser

AweEraser is a famous data erasure program, which offers certified data erasure tools. It can help you securely and easily shred files, folders, wipe hard disk drive and erase already deleted data on both Windows and Mac.

NO.5 File Shredder - File Eraser

File Eraser is a free file shredder for permanently erasing files on Windows and Mac. It only offers file shredder tool. Users just need to add files/folders to the erasure list, and then permanently erase them.

The best 5 file shredders above can help you permanently erase data under different situations. No matter which one you will download for data erasure, please back up your important files before erasing your data/hard drive. All the 5 shredders have the ability to permanently shred/destroy your data.

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DoYourData Super Eraser is 100% safe file shredder, and it is very easy-to-use. It can help you permanently shred files from hard drive, PC/Mac, portable disk, USB flash drive, memory card, camera, etc. Just download it here:

DoYourData Super Eraser offers three data erasure modes:

• Erase Files/Folders - permanently shred files and folders from hard drive and storage device.
• Wipe Hard Drive - wipe all data on a hard drive or device.
• Wipe Free Space - wipe free disk space to permanently erase deleted data on a hard drive or device.

Easily and permanently shred files with reliable file shredder

This file shredder offers certified data erasure methods including HMG Infosec Standard 5, Baseline; DOD 5220.22-M; U.S. Army AR380-19; Peter Gutmann's algorithm. Once your data is erased by DoYourData Super Eraser, the data will be lost forever, can’t be recovered by any data recovery software. Here, we will show you how to shred files with DoYourData Super Eraser.

Step 1. Run DoYourData Super Eraser on your computer, choose mode - Erase Files/Folders.

Step 2. Add files or folders to the erasure list, then click on Erase Now button.

Step 3. Permanently shred the selected files/folders. When the process gets finished, the files/folders are gone forever.

Please note than once your files are shredded by DoYourData Super Eraser, the files will be lost forever. The process is irreversible. Plese make a backup before you permanently shred your files in case that you would need them in the future.