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Disk Redactor
Disk Redactor

Disk Redactor enables you to wipe the free space on a selected hard drive, thereby overwriting any previously deleted files, making recovery difficult or impossible. The program will not delete any o ...

Average of 1 user ratings: 3


  • Apr 18, 2007
  • For version:
  • 1.0

quote  Wipes -- maybe  quote

  • Interface: 3
  • Features: 2
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Overall: 3

The software claims to wipe unallocated blocks from hard drives, but it doesn't appear to do so, or doesn't do so well. Recovery applications were able to restore deleted files using cluster tips and the data from those files were verified to be intact. Additionally, the software does not install a shortcut for uninstallation. An application like this could easily be standalone, but it's my opinion that if you force a user to install, make it equally as easy to uninstall.

user Review by: psouza4
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