This is a list of utilities for performing data erasure.
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| Name |
Developer |
Licensing |
Operating system required to run |
Maintained? |
Supported wipe methods |
Reports |
| BleachBit |
Andrew Ziem and contributors |
GNU General Public License |
Windows, Linux |
Yes |
external[1] |
on screen, Copy and Paste-able |
| CCleaner |
Piriform |
Trialware |
Windows, OS X |
Yes |
external[2] |
? |
| Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) |
Darik Horn |
GNU General Public License |
OS independent, based on Linux |
No |
external[3] |
? |
| dd[4][5] |
|
Same as host OS |
Unix |
Yes |
external |
not directly supported without scripting |
| Disk Utility |
Apple |
Commercial proprietary software |
OS X |
Yes |
external[6] |
? |
| Eraser |
Heidi Computers Limited |
GNU GPL v3 |
Windows |
Yes |
external[7] |
? |
| HDDerase |
University of California, San Diego |
Freeware |
OS independent, based on DOS |
No |
internal[8] |
? |
| hdparm |
Mark Lord |
BSD license |
Linux |
Yes |
internal[9] |
not directly supported without scripting |
| nwipe |
Martijn van Brummelen |
GNU GPL v2 |
Linux |
Yes |
external |
Yes |
| Parted_Magic |
Patrick Verner, Parted Magic LLC |
uses mostly GPL components with published source, a few proprietary components, and fee for media/download[10][11] |
OS independent, based on Slackware Linux |
Yes |
internal, external[12] |
CSV, TXT, and extended TXT[13] |
| shred |
GNU Project |
GNU GPL v3 |
Unix |
Yes |
external[14] |
not directly supported without scripting |
| ShredIt |
Mireth Technology, Burningthumb Software |
Trialware |
Windows, OS X |
Yes |
? |
? |
| srm |
Dirk Jagdmann |
MIT License[15] |
Unix |
Yes |
external |
not directly supported without scripting |
| MiniTool Partition Wizard |
MiniTool Software |
Freeware |
Windows |
Yes |
external[16] |
? |
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