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Active@ BootDisk provides an impressive range of utilities for your hard Disk and other storage devices. Using this software, you can create a fully bootable operating environment allowing you to start up your computer from a CD, DVD or USB flash drive even if your operating system is damaged and completely refuses to start. The independent Boot environment means...
How to securely erase an SSD drive. Step 1: Create the Parted Magic bootable media. If you need step-by-step instructions, refer to the article, ' What to do with your USB flash drive: Maintain Windows '. Step 2: After booting into Parted Magic, go to System Tools, then select Erase Disk.
Category: Utilities / Backup
Publisher: LSoft Technologies Inc., License: Shareware, Price: USD $79.95, File Size: 355.9 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: LSoft Technologies Inc., License: Shareware, Price: USD $79.95, File Size: 355.9 MB
Platform: Windows
Active BootDisk Professional combines six powerful tools that let you recover your lost data, reset Windows passwords, make computer system backups and securely erase data. Active BootDisk is used from a bootable CD-ROM to start the PC. Active BootDisk contains the following products: Active UNERASER Active Partition Recovery Active KillDisk...
Category: Utilities
Publisher: Active@ Data Recovery Software, License: Shareware, Price: USD $79.95, File Size: 3.3 MB
Platform: Windows, MS-DOS
Publisher: Active@ Data Recovery Software, License: Shareware, Price: USD $79.95, File Size: 3.3 MB
Platform: Windows, MS-DOS
My BootDisk creates a start-up Disk, in case of emergency when system crashes, with mouse support and dozens of system-repairing utilities, including Boot-up fix, file extraction, drive partitioning, rapid installation, Disk format, Attributes change, file deletion, file copy, Disk scan and more. It installs Windows faster, troubleshoots varieties of...
Category: Software Development
Publisher: ZhangDuo Corporation International, License: Shareware, Price: USD $25.00, EUR19, File Size: 689.7 KB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: ZhangDuo Corporation International, License: Shareware, Price: USD $25.00, EUR19, File Size: 689.7 KB
Platform: Windows
Active@ BootDisk is a complete and functioning computer operating system on CD/DVD/USB Disk(LiveCD). Active@ BootDisk comes with a collection of powerful utilities to data recovery, Windows password reset, Disk imaging, data erasure, partition management. Also, it includes own web browser, FTP client, SMART monitor, DVD data burner, third party...
Category: Utilities / System Utilities
Publisher: LSoft Technologies Inc., License: Demo, Price: USD $79.95, File Size: 129.2 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: LSoft Technologies Inc., License: Demo, Price: USD $79.95, File Size: 129.2 MB
Platform: Windows
Active BootDisk is a Boot CD/DVD/USB Disk creator with a collection of useful utilities for system recovery purposes. The complete set of tools allows you to recover your lost data, reset Windows passwords, make computer system backups, securely erase data, control Disk condition, manage partitions and a lot more. The program is very easy to use and has an...
Category: Utilities / Backup
Publisher: LSoft, License: Shareware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 152.5 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: LSoft, License: Shareware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 152.5 MB
Platform: Windows
Active BootDisk is a Boot CD/DVD/USB Disk creator with a collection of useful utilities for system recovery purposes. The complete set of tools allows you to recover your lost data, reset Windows passwords, make computer system backups, securely erase data, control Disk condition, manage partitions and a lot more. The program is very easy to use and has an...
Category: Utilities / Backup
Publisher: LSoft, License: Shareware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 152.5 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: LSoft, License: Shareware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 152.5 MB
Platform: Windows
Disk Redactor is a Wipe utility that lets you securely erase any old ( deleted ) files and prevent them from being recovered. All your private sensitive insecurely erased information will be wiped from free unused space on your drives to ensure complete data destruction.
Category: Utilities
Publisher: CEZEO software, License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 362.4 KB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: CEZEO software, License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 362.4 KB
Platform: Windows
PC Disk Clone backup computer hard drive and partition to another drive or alternatively in image files. It has a bunch of exclusive features. Large drive to small drive, small drive to large drive can both be done. Disk layout and partition size are implicitly resized to match your target drive size. Moreover, PC Win Boot, which is a Windows PE BootDisk...
Category: Utilities / Backup
Publisher: PC Disk Tools, License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 6.2 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: PC Disk Tools, License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 6.2 MB
Platform: Windows
QuickWiper is a Disk and file Wipe utility. QuickWiper allows to Wipe files in handy manner.Wiping free Disk space option protects all the files you ever delete before beginning using QuickWiper. System Clearer clears in one-click cookies and history, IE cache and typed URLs, temporary and recent files.With Command line support QuickWiper can be integrated with other...
Category: Utilities / Security & Encryption
Publisher: AKS-Labs, License: Shareware, Price: USD $29.95, File Size: 921.6 KB
Platform: Unknown
Publisher: AKS-Labs, License: Shareware, Price: USD $29.95, File Size: 921.6 KB
Platform: Unknown
Active File Recovery for Windows is an effective data recovery software tool. This recovers data after formatting or loss of partitions. It will also recover files that have been lost by damage, virus or directory destruction. Active@ File Recovery Enterprise installation package contains a CD/DVD ISO image that you can burn to get a bootable CD or DVD with a lightweight version of Windows...
Category: Utilities
Publisher: Active Data Recovery Services, License: Shareware, Price: USD $29.95, File Size: 2.3 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: Active Data Recovery Services, License: Shareware, Price: USD $29.95, File Size: 2.3 MB
Platform: Windows
MiniTool Drive Wipe is a Disk and partition Wipe tool. MiniTool Drive Wipe supports all hard disks recognized by Windows, such as IDE, SATA, SCSI, USB external disks, Fire wire disks, and so on. You can use it to erase data easily. MiniTool Drive Wipe could destroy all information in your chosen disks safely and permanently. This can ensure the security of...
Category: Utilities / File & Disk Management
Publisher: MiniTool Solution Ltd., License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 4.9 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: MiniTool Solution Ltd., License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 4.9 MB
Platform: Windows
Ultimate BootDisk Active@ LiveCD combines a number of powerful tools that will enable you recover lost data, reset Windows passwords, make computer system backups and securely erase data. File Systems: Linux Ext2/Ext3/Ext4, BtrFS, F2FS, ReiserFS; Microsoft FAT/exFAT, NTFS; Apple HFS+; IBM JFS; Unix UFS, XFS, ZFS Storages: SATA / eSATA / HDD / SSD / IDE / SCSI / RAID / LUN / USB...
Category: Utilities / Misc. Utilities
Publisher: LSoft Technologies Inc., License: Shareware, Price: USD $79.00, File Size: 477.8 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: LSoft Technologies Inc., License: Shareware, Price: USD $79.00, File Size: 477.8 MB
Platform: Windows
Free DiskWipe data cleanup and file erase tool, that allow you to completely Wipe/ remove / delete / erase a selected files,on a Disk (floppy disks, hard disks,logical drives, etc). Any Data Recovery Software or Tool can't restore file, if file have been erase using Free DiskWipe - Data File Wipe tool. Free DiskWipe are...
Category: Utilities
Publisher: The Undelete, License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 235.7 KB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: The Undelete, License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 235.7 KB
Platform: Windows
Wipe sensitive information off the hard Disk! Free File Wipe is fast, secure and absolutely free. Erase information securely off the hard drive! No uneraser, undelete tool or data recovery product, no matter how sophisticated, will ever be able to gain access to wiped information - guaranteed! Free File Wipe is the first in the range of free data recovery and...
Category: Utilities / File Compression
Publisher: Recovery-Review.com, License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 513.4 KB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: Recovery-Review.com, License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 513.4 KB
Platform: Windows
Permanently delete data and Wipe free space with BCWipe. BCWipe is trusted throughout the U.S. Dod to securely erase files and folder beyond recovery - including free space, file slack space, MFT records, Internet and local history, directory entries, NTFS log file and directory slack space. By featuring revolutionary Transparent Wiping, BCWipe allows you to automatically...
Category: Utilities / File & Disk Management
Publisher: Jetico Inc. Oy, License: Shareware, Price: USD $39.95, File Size: 7.9 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: Jetico Inc. Oy, License: Shareware, Price: USD $39.95, File Size: 7.9 MB
Platform: Windows
Traditional Disk wipers are often stuck in bad sectors leaving no time to sanitize data on healthy area of the Disk, or just skip them leaving sensitive information around bad sectors not erased. WBD(Wipe Bad Disk) can thoroughly Wipe disks with bad sectors in a hierarchical and elegant way. Even the Disk has no bad sectors, you can also take advantage...
Category: Utilities / File Compression
Publisher: Goodlucksoft, License: Shareware, Price: USD $29.90, File Size: 4.6 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: Goodlucksoft, License: Shareware, Price: USD $29.90, File Size: 4.6 MB
Platform: Windows
Active@ Data Studio (Live CD) includes a set of powerful desktop applications as well as a bootable image which can be copied to either an optical Disk or a flash drive. You can then dual-Boot your computer into either a DOS or Windows environment. This also allows you to access your computer even in the event that Windows won't start up. You will be able to use the included...
Category: Utilities / System Surveillance
Publisher: Active Live CD Tools, License: Shareware, Price: USD $199.00, File Size: 233.2 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: Active Live CD Tools, License: Shareware, Price: USD $199.00, File Size: 233.2 MB
Platform: Windows
Active@ Data Studio includes a set of powerful desktop applications as well as a bootable image which can be copied to either an optical Disk or a flash drive. You can then dual-Boot your computer into either a DOS or Windows environment. This also allows you to access your computer even in the event that Windows won't start up. You will be able to use the included applications to...
Category: Utilities / System Utilities
Publisher: Active Data Studio Tools, License: Shareware, Price: USD $199.00, File Size: 482.9 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: Active Data Studio Tools, License: Shareware, Price: USD $199.00, File Size: 482.9 MB
Platform: Windows
Lazesoft Windows Recovery Home Edition is free Windows system recovery bootable Disk. Lazesoft Windows Recovery Home Edition offers home users complete solutions to fix Boot problem, retrieve valuable files, Undelete Partition, etc. With easy to use interfaces, you can using Lazesoft Windows Recovery Home Edition to correct Boot problems by yourself avoided reinstall your...
Category: Utilities / System Surveillance
Publisher: Lazesoft, License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 62.0 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: Lazesoft, License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 62.0 MB
Platform: Windows
AOMEI Backupper Professional is a complete and easy-to-use backup software for Windows 10, Windows 8.1/8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP (all editions, 32/64bit). It supports system/files/folders/Disk/partition backup, sync, restore and clone as well as provides other advanced features, such as backup using command line prompt or batch scripts; automatically delete older...
Category: Utilities / Backup
Publisher: AOMEI Technology Co., Ltd, License: Demo, Price: USD $39.95, File Size: 82.7 MB
Platform: Windows, Other
Publisher: AOMEI Technology Co., Ltd, License: Demo, Price: USD $39.95, File Size: 82.7 MB
Platform: Windows, Other
No matter what the disaster scenario is - GetDataBack will recover your data if the hard drive's partition table, Boot record, FAT or root directory are lost or damaged, data was lost due to a virus attack, the drive was formatted, fdisk has been run, a power failure has caused a system crash, files were lost due to a software failure, files were accidentally deleted... Recover even...
Category: Utilities
Publisher: Runtime Software, License: Shareware, Price: USD $69.00, File Size: 2.5 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: Runtime Software, License: Shareware, Price: USD $69.00, File Size: 2.5 MB
Platform: Windows
No matter what the disaster scenario is - GetDataBack will recover your data if the hard drive's partition table, Boot record, MTF or root directory are lost or damaged, data was lost due to a virus attack, the drive was formatted, fdisk has been run, a power failure has caused a system crash, files were lost due to a software failure, files were accidentally deleted... Recover even...
Category: Utilities
Publisher: Runtime Software, License: Shareware, Price: USD $79.00, File Size: 2.5 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: Runtime Software, License: Shareware, Price: USD $79.00, File Size: 2.5 MB
Platform: Windows
emBoot's Boot agents for Virtual Machines are client-based 'virtual' firmware that allows VM client created with VMware and Connectix (Microsoft) to do a 'network Boot' using the virtual NIC. Our Boot agents for Virtual Machines (VM) are fully compliant with the Intel Wired for Management - Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) specification. PXE is the defacto industry...
Category: Utilities / System Utilities
Publisher: emBoot Incorporated, License: Shareware, Price: USD $12.00, File Size: 101.0 KB
Platform: Windows, Linux
Publisher: emBoot Incorporated, License: Shareware, Price: USD $12.00, File Size: 101.0 KB
Platform: Windows, Linux
Active@ Partition Manager is an application that helps you manage storage devices and the logical drives or partitions that they contain. You may create, delete, format and name partitions on your computer without shutting down the system. Most configuration changes take effect immediately. Active@ Partition Manager includes the following features: - Create a partition or logical drive -...
Category: Utilities / File & Disk Management
Publisher: LSoft Technologies Inc., License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 4.2 MB
Platform: Windows
Publisher: LSoft Technologies Inc., License: Freeware, Price: USD $0.00, File Size: 4.2 MB
Platform: Windows
SecuWipe is an advanced data wiping software that completely removes all traces of sensitive data from your Windows Mobile phone. Protect your privacy and your identity with automatic wiping of sensitive information. Remote data wiping, untrusted SIM deletion, wiping on SMS - enjoy SecuWipe allround protection. This can be your last but most efficient shield when the device gets into intruder's...
Category: Security & Privacy / Secure cleaning
Publisher: Aiko Solutions, License: Shareware, Price: USD $39.95, File Size: 1.7 MB
Platform: Windows,Pocket PC , Handheld/Mobile Other
Publisher: Aiko Solutions, License: Shareware, Price: USD $39.95, File Size: 1.7 MB
Platform: Windows,
Are you selling or giving away your computer? You may have already deleted personal files and information, or you may have reinstalled or reset Windows, thereby erasing your private data. Either way, you're not quite done. There's one important action you should take before you say goodbye to your old friend. And that's wiping your hard drive clean.
Simply deleting your files doesn't do the trick since they can be restored from the Recycle Bin. And even if you empty the Bin, your deleted files can often be recovered with the right undelete utility. Using the Reset feature in Windows 8.1 or 10 to return your PC to factory conditions does erase the drive as it reinstalls the OS. So that is a viable option. But what if you're running an older version of Windows, or you want a stronger method of wiping your hard drive than the Reset feature provides? That's when you need a good hard drive eraser utility.
First, a little background information. Most laptops and many desktops now use or offer solid-state drives (SSDs) instead of mechanical hard drives. SSDs are faster than their mechanical counterparts. However, SSDs are trickier to wipe and not all hard drive erasers support them. If you're wiping a mechanical hard drive, you'll want a drive eraser utility that offers a data destruction method known as DoD 5220.22-M. Served up by the US Department of Defense, by default this method overwrites your data three times with different characters to fully wipe your drive.
Now, let's look briefly at a couple of hard drive erasers.
PartedMagic
PartedMagic is a jack of all trades. For $11, this utility offers disk partitioning, disk cloning, file recovery, and last but not least, drive wiping. The software also supports SSDs. To use the program's 'Secure Erase' feature, follow the directions at the bottom of the Downloads page. After you've created your bootable CD/DVD or USB drive, then segue to the directions on the Secure Erase webpage to learn how to wipe your drive.
Blancco Drive Eraser
Blancco Drive Eraser costs $18.46 for a single license, which offers a lot for the money. It supports SSDs as well as the DoD 5222.2M method for erasure. It's recommended for use by businesses and organizations, so it's more than capable of handling disk wipes for personal use.
After you download Drive Eraser, you'll receive an email with instructions on how to create a bootable USB drive to load the software.
Place the USB drive in the computer with the hard drive you wish to erase. Boot up off the USB drive and follow the steps to wipe your drive.