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Shredder8

Shredder8

Publisher: Apparillos
( 73 Reviews )
License: Free
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License:Free
Category:Security
User-rating:3.4 ( 73 Reviews )
Publisher:Apparillos
Language supported:

English (United States) Deutsch (Deutschland)

Minimum
OS:Windows 10, Windows 8.1
Architecture:x86, x64
Recommended
OS:Windows 10, Windows 8.1
Architecture:x86, x64

Description

Now up to 300% faster!


Shredder allows to permanently destroy file contents and wipe previously used storage space, so that secret data can't be restored even by advanced recovery tools.


Deleting a file or directory does not remove the contents. Recovery tools can be used to restore the previous content. Shredder8 allows you to destroy the file contents prior to deleting files and directories.


Shredder8 also allows you to clean the existing free space of a storage device, where old file content may still exist.


You can choose out of a variety of standard cleaning algorithms, like U.S DoD 5220.22-M, British HMG IS5 (Enhanced), Russian GOST P50739-95, German VSITR or just do a quick shred, which should be enough for most SSD based storage devices and USB flash drives.

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Reviews

  • 2/20/2016
    Nice App by Clayton

    The poor reviews are really unreasonable. I'm an IT guy and this works great for a free utility. If you want more functionality, buck up and purchase it.

  • 6/4/2016
    Very good doing as claimed by Jeffrey

    Quick and straight forward to use without the over kill menus. Also liked having choice on which method of overwrite to use.

  • 2/12/2014
    You aren't slow, just thorough. by Craig

    You do it all! Shredding existing files and wiping free space too. Which is the only way to shred deleted files. It took me 29 hours to do my Lenovo CPU. That's mot unusual. It would be nice to have a scanner to verify data destruction. Nice job! Can't complain about the price. I would pay to have a scanner. Windows RT simply doesn't support any freeware.

  • 4/17/2016
    Just crashes by Micah

    After opening the app and selecting a file or folder, if it doesn't crash when I select the shredding method, it crashes when I select shred. Waste of space.

  • 3/21/2014
    HORRIBLE APP by Dwayne

    Bottom line: Delete items in recycle bin? NOPE no link for that. You have to individually select files. GARBAGE! Want to wipe the free space...okay...get ready to sit back for 3 days on a simple 3 wipe pass algorithm...in fact, it has NEVER made it through the wipe sequence even once. This app is USELESS! We so need a port of CCleaner or File Shredder to RT (amongst many other TRUE security apps). If it doesn't come soon I'm selling this RT as a paper weight. It's just an NSA wet dream of the perfect OS to monitor you with!

  • 5/26/2013
    useful for windows rt users by ahmad

    really effective way to completely delete file with deferent type of delete but the interface is really ugly and the delete process is to slow when it in pass 3 delete method and the interface is not touch friendly the icon are to small if you a windows 8 user the are a lot solution that will work with desktop mod but if you are windows rt user this app is for you

  • 8/27/2015
    can't browse to all files by Jefferson

    I was trying to delete some sensitive data files in my AppData, which is normally hidden. I've configured desktop windows explorer so I could browse into those subdirectories and I could delete them, but still the shredder cannot browse to that folder (appdata is not listed when selecting files or folders) so I cannot shred them from there. If I try to move the files to another spot that could be accessed then I risk further exposure or traces of the file I try to shred. This is not sufficient for security.

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