Eraser by Garrett Trant/Joel Low is an open source utility that gives users the possibility to permanently delete data from their computers making it unavailable for recovery. Sadly, Eraser for Mac was not released, but you can get your hands on other applications that can help you completely wipe your data from Mac. This list includes some of the tools that can serve as replacements for Eraser for Mac.
Deleted data can be recovered from your computer. Protect your privacy with this easy to use file shredder | hard drive cleaner for Mac OS X that will erase data so it can't be recovered.
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Shred is a Mac app that allows you to securely erase files, meaning that if they are ever recovered (by specialist software) their content will be useless.
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Don't just Trash your files, shred them with SafeShred Pro. Files you move into the Trash can be easily recovered by anyone, including hackers. To protect your privacy, you need to shred your files to make them unreadable.
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File Shredder is an application designed to permanently shred files and folders from your system to keep information secure and impossible for anyone to retrieve.
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Permanent Eraser allows you to securely delete files. When you normally delete your files in Mac OS X, the operating system is only forgetting where those particular files are placed, while the data still physically remains on the drive.
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Kremlin Wipe is an application that wipes free memory, unused disk space or the entire disk. The program comes with four wipping options (Standard, Memory, Thorough, and Complete) which helps you wipe: all free space on the selected volume(s)...
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Securely erases files, meaning that if they are ever recovered (by special software) their content will be useless. For added security, data can be overwritten up to 35 times and the name and date of the file/folder changed to random values.
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Stellar Wipe is a comprehensive solution to maintain your computer privacy by wiping worthless yet sensitive information from your computer, beyond recovery. Stellar Wipe can be used to wipe specific file(s) or entire Hard Drive.
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Stellar Phoenix Mac File Eraser software not only wipes of the entire drive but it also is capable of wiping individual files on from the drive. The software wipes the data to an extent that the data on the drive is not at all recoverable.
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WipeFS is intended to preserve your privacy by erasing unused space on different types of storage devices, including standard hard disks, solid state disks and USB removable drives.
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BCWipe data wiping software enables you to permanently delete selected files so that they can never be recovered or undeleted. BCWipe complies with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M) standard, U.S.
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Incinerator is an application that provides you with a solution when you remove sensitive data from your computer. By working with this program, you can make sure that other users won't be able to restore deleted files, folders or apps...
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