It is very flexible and powerful, though the interface and job/task “scheduling” might be off-putting to less advanced users. It is based on Eraser.Įraser Portable - Portable software for USB, portable and cloud drives is the portable version of that tool. These are useful for when I have a personal document with sensitive info that is no longer needed, or at work where I have successfully recovered a customer’s data from a seriously crashed drive and the files were successfully restored don’t need to keep those around on the workbench PC.ĮraserDrop Portable - is an easy to use and easy-to-configure tool I find useful to manage large volumes of files/folders needing secure deletion. I also keep a collection of secure file-wipe tools handy as well. For that I prefer to use the sector-viewer tool HxD to scan through the post-wiped drive to ensure it all come up clean Frhed - Free hex editor is another nice alternative. I always verify my zero-out wipes when done. The pro about this one is that it actually includes a progress indicator so you have some degree of feedback on how far you’ve wiped. The second one I love is the CLI tool “wipe.exe” as found in the Forensic Acquisition Utilities set by George M. The pro is that the command is very simple to remember and use, and when coupled with a WinPE disk, is dead-simple to effectively wipe out most all drives I encounter. The first is Microsoft Windows DISKPART command “Clean all” which “specifies that each and every sector on the disk is zeroed, which completely deletes all data contained on the disk.” When it comes to secure drive (whole-disk) wiping, I’ve still tended to rely on two tools in particular for their ease-of-use and convenience. I’m always on the lookout for tips and techniques when it comes to secure-wiping drives and the post was full of great info regarding use of the dcfldd tool. Out of a recent post on drive wiping I followed a white-rabbit and ended up on this Disk Wiping with dcfldd at the Anti-Forensics blog. Figured I close out 2011 with one final post.

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