1. [Home](https://www.g2.com/) 2. ... 3. [Other IT Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-it-management) 4. [File Shredder & Disk Wipe - Secure Data Eraser Discussions](https://www.g2.com/products/file-shredder-disk-wipe-secure-data-eraser/discuss) [ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_6723c391f080954ea1b87973ee6b9a89/file-shredder-disk-wipe-secure-data-eraser.png "Product Avatar Image") ](/products/file-shredder-disk-wipe-secure-data-eraser/reviews) [ File Shredder & Disk Wipe - Secure Data Eraser ](/products/file-shredder-disk-wipe-secure-data-eraser/reviews) 0 ratings File Shredder & Disk Wipe - Secure Data Eraser is a Windows file shredder for anyone who needs deleted data to stay deleted. Emptying the Recycle Bin only drops the file entry, and the old bytes remain in place until newer data happens to cover them. This app writes zeros, random bytes or a pattern from a published standard over every sector a file used and only then removes it. That is secure file deletion in the literal sense. It can also overwrite the unused area of a drive and clear a whole non-system volume, so one window covers the file shredder disk wipe jobs most offices meet. 🛠️ How to use it 1. Install the app on Windows 10 or 11 and open the start screen with its task tiles. 2. Pick a tile: shred items, clean the empty area, erase a volume, or remove traces. 3. Drag files onto the list or use the buttons for single files and whole folders. 4. Select a method. There are 16, from a quick zero pass up to Gutmann's 35 passes. 5. Read the item count in the warning dialog, then confirm the shred. 💼 Why IT and office teams pick it A finished job can produce an erasure certificate in PDF that records the method, target, media type and result, ready to attach to a ticket. With verification switched on, the file shredder rereads every byte without the cache and counts mismatches. Windows, Program Files and ProgramData are refused, so a stray click cannot damage the system. As disk wipe software it also checks whether a target is an HDD, an SSD or flash media and warns when overwriting may miss old cells. 👥 Who uses it People selling or donating a used PC, technicians refurbishing laptops, accountants, lawyers and photographers who keep client files, and small offices returning leased machines. Owners of laptops that travel can link Remote Wipe to their own Telegram bot and erase marked folders with /wipe if the device goes missing. ❓ FAQ Can a file shredder really stop recovery? For hard drives, yes. The overwrite replaces the old sectors, so a recovery scan finds a pattern instead of your document. Is shredding on SSDs reliable? No. Wear leveling and TRIM move writes between cells, and the program warns you about it first. To clear a full SSD, run the vendor's own Secure Erase or NVMe Sanitize command. Can a stranger trigger Remote Wipe? No. Your bot talks only to your chat ID, touches only the folders you picked, and stays off until you enable it. A password for /wipe is optional. What does the free tier cover? A single complete erase job with Zeroes or Random, for shredding or trace cleanup. The other 14 methods, free space and volume wiping, Remote Wipe and certificates need a license, so the file shredder can be judged on real files first. ✅ Free trial: one erase job using a one-pass method, no sign-up. Works on Windows 10 and 11 with HDD, SSD, NVMe, USB flash, SD cards and external USB drives. Show More When users leave File Shredder & Disk Wipe - Secure Data Eraser reviews, G2 also collects common questions about the day-to-day use of File Shredder & Disk Wipe - Secure Data Eraser. These questions are then answered by our community of 850k professionals. 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