#Portable file shredder for free#

More on options of File Shredder check Online Help page.įor more comprehensive protection you can download ArchiCrypt Shredder. It also has integrated Disk Wiper which uses shredding algorithm to wipe unused disk space. In File Shredder you can choose between 5 different shredding algorithms, each one gradually stronger than the previous one.

#Portable file shredder for free#

The Author believes that such a utility should be available to anyone for free and that permanent and safe removal of confidential documents is a matter of basic right to privacy. File Shredder is simple but powerful program that surpasses manu commercial file shredders out there. The author of this program released it free under GNU licence and you are welcome to download File Shredder and use it without any restrictions.

That way, the actual content of the file has been overwritten and the possibilities to recover such a shredded file are mostly theoretical.įile Shredder has been developed as fast, safe and reliable tool to shred company files. In order to remove, or shred files permanently from your system you have to use a program that is capable of rewriting the files with random series of binary data multiple times. It is easy to retrieve those files using aforementioned specialized file recovery software. Actually, the 'delete' operation in Windows only removes bits of information from files so they appear deleted in OS. Those tools, often referred to as 'file recovery' software, are taking advantage of shortcoming of WIndows 'delete' command that we all use regularly to delete files. There are quite a few software tools today for retrieval of deleted files under Windows OS. With File Shredder you can remove files from your hard drive without fear they could be recovered.