Stellar File Wipe Windows
Efficiently wipes all sensitive information present on Windows based drives
File Wipe software that uses advanced overwriting algorithms to effectively erase the contents of your hard drive for securing a complete data destruction. The software can easily wipe files, folders, entire drives, free space, system activity, application traces, etc.
- Permanently deletes data from hard drives and other storage media
- Wipes unused and slack space left on the hard drive
- Wipes application traces and temporary Internet files
- Creates wipe list for wiping selected files and folders
- Schedules the wiping process to run at a later time
Features – File Eraser Software
This File Eraser software overwrites your confidential data with random meaningless sequence of bits multiple times to remove all evidences of data remains on your hard disk. Mentioned below are some salient features of this tool:
Wipes Files Permanently
The conventional methods of file deletion used in Windows usually delete a reference to the file, leaving all the data of that file on the disk intact. This File wipe utility permanently wipes all files and folders on the selected drive to eliminate the chances of a possible data security leak.
Wipes Unused and Slack Space
The software easily wipes all your unused or free hard drive space and completely erases all slack space found in the last clusters allocated to files. This helps to remove all the traces of previously existing files in your system.
Wipes Internet/Application/System Traces
The File Eraser software irrevocably wipes all the records of your Internet activity (Temporary Internet files), Application traces (MS applications, Peer-to-Peer, Email and News, Chat), and System traces (user data, memory dump, event logs, error reports) present on your drive. This significantly improves your performance and ensures privacy.
'Wipe Now' Option
The File Wipe software allows you to select files, folders, or entire drives for wiping. You can use this feature to quickly wipe a selected drive or specific files and folders present on that drive. The 'Wipe Now' module uses the 'Zeroes' wiping algorithm.
Creates and Maintains Wipe Lists
This File Eraser utility enables you to create and manage 'Wipe lists' containing a group of files to be wiped instantaneously in a single go. You can choose from the saved lists and use the software to wipe them at any convenient time.
Option to Set Wipe schedules
You can use the File Eraser software to schedule the wiping process for a later point in time. You need to specify the wiping tasks to be performed and different parameters, such as frequency of the process, start time, and date.
Supports Range of Wipe Algorithms
This file eraser software uses a variety of advanced, indigenous algorithms to perform the wiping task. Either you can select algorithms in the 'Disk Settings' section to wipe unused/slack space or in 'File Settings' for wiping System traces, Application traces, and Internet activities.
FAQ's File Eraser Software
Answer:
Yes, it is absolutely safe to wipe the unused space in the boot partition to enhance the system performance. As almost all the applications are installed in the boot partition, you should wipe the unused space to ensure optimized performance.
Answer:
To select the particular algorithm, the following steps are required:
- Run Stellar File Wipe 4.1.
- Click the 'Settings' tab.
- Click the 'Set Algorithm For Wipe' tab.
- From the algorithms list, select the algorithm that you want to choose.
All of the listed wipe algorithms are very efficient algorithms with varying capabilities. You can use any of these algorithms according to your needs.
Answer:
No, currently there is no such feature in the application.
Answer:
This software erases system traces of the following Microsoft products:
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Clip Organizer
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft FrontPage
- Microsoft Management Console
- Microsoft Netmeeting
- Microsoft Office Document Imaging
- Microsoft Office Info Path
- Microsoft Office One Note
- Microsoft Office Picture Manager
- Microsoft Office Save My settings
- Microsoft Office Visio
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft Snapshot Viewer
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Wordpad
- Microsoft Windows Paint
- Windows DVD Maker
- Windows Media Player
- Windows Movie Maker
- Windows Photo Galary For VISTA
- Microsoft Office Project
Answer:
This software wipes the system traces of a large number of different applications. Some of them are listed here:
- ACDSee Version 6.0
- ACDSee Version 7.0
- ACDSee Version 8.0
- ACDSee Version 9.0
- ACDSee Version 10.0
- ACDSee Version 11.0
- Acrobat Reader(6x/7x/8x/9x)
- Adobe Acrobat 5.0
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0
- Adobe Acrobat 9 pro
- Adobe Photoshop CS(8.0)
- Adobe Photoshop CS2(9.0)
- Adobe Photoshop CS3(10.0)
- Adobe Photoshop CS4(11.0)
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 6
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
- Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3
- Adobe Flash Player
- Audacity
- BSPlayer
- Corel Paint Shop Pro X
- Corel Paint Shop Pro XI
- Corel Paint Shop Pro X2
- Corel Paint Shop Pro X3
- CrossLoop
- Divx Player
- Download Accelerator
- ebay Toolbar
- Free Download Manager
- GetRight
- Google Desktop Search
- Google Toolbar For internet Explorer
- HP Photosmart Essential
- Irfan View
- J2SE Runtime Environment
- Micro
- MSN Toolbar and MSN Live Toolbar
- Musicmatch Jukebox
- Nero
- OpenOffice.org 2x
- Picasa
- Power DVD Player6/7
- Power DVD Player 8
- Power DVD Player 9
- Power DVD Player 10
- QuickTime 6x
- QuickTime 7.x with iTunes
- Real Player
- Roxio Easy Media Creator(8/9/10)Suite
- Snagit
- Speed Commander
- Tweakmaster Pro
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player
- WinAce
- Winamp 2/3/5
- WinRar
- ZoneAlarm