We have all deleted items from our personal computers thinking that it is gone for good.  Guess what? It is not really gone at all. Deleted files are not necessarily lost forever. In fact, deleting an item just hides it from the operating system. It isn’t really gone until the same space is written over by something else. The appropriate programs can restore them. But what if you don’t want that? This is the job of something called a file shredder. A file shredder can remove files from your hard drive without fear that they could be recovered.
Many companies have sensitive and personal  information that they don’t want to be recovered. In order to ensure this companies must use a file shredder to securely wipe files from your computer. Here are some of the highest rated file shredders out there. Â
- Eraser is a very well designed file shredder program. Eraser is a small program that can securely delete files, folders, unused disk space or even entire drives. To use Eraser, you’ll need to download and install it. When done, it will automatically add secure delete options to the Windows contextual menus. Eraser can be used to schedule data wipe tasks and supports lots of sanitization methods, making it a great way to evade file recovery programs.
- Freeraser is another software designed to help you securely delete files. It’s interface is extremely minimalist: it’s just a simple trash bin. Freeraser is incredibly easy to use in that it places a Recycle Bin-like icon on your desktop that you can use for a file shredder. Just drag a file or group of files to the bin and they’ll be forever erased from your computer.
- Free File Shredder – Another easy to use file shredder program is called Free File Shredder. It supports drag and drop, and you can delete one folder at a time or choose to remove multiple files at once. You can also use Free File Shredder to securely empty the Recycle Bin.
- Moo0 File Shredder is another lightweight application, with a very simplistic interface. Once you launch it, all you have to do is drag and drop any file or folder you want to permanently delete. Unfortunately, Moo0 File Shredder doesn’t add any erasing option to Windows’ right click menus.
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