List of data-erasing software
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This is a list of utilities for performing data erasure.
| 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 | on screen, Copy and Paste-able |
| CCleaner | Piriform | Trialware | Windows, OS X | Yes | external | ? |
| Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) | Darik Horn | GNU General Public License | OS independent, based on Linux | No | external | ? |
| dd | Same as host OS | Unix | Yes | external | not directly supported without scripting | |
| Disk Utility | Apple | Commercial proprietary software | OS X | Yes | external | ? |
| Eraser | Heidi Computers Limited | GNU GPL v3 | Windows | Yes | external | ? |
| HDDerase | University of California, San Diego | Freeware | OS independent, based on DOS | No | internal | ? |
| hdparm | Mark Lord | BSD license | Linux | Yes | internal | 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 | OS independent, based on Slackware Linux | Yes | internal, external | CSV, TXT, and extended TXT |
| shred | GNU Project | GNU GPL v3 | Unix | Yes | external | not directly supported without scripting |
| ShredIt | Mireth Technology, Burningthumb Software | Trialware | Windows, OS X | Yes | ? | ? |
| srm | Dirk Jagdmann | MIT License | Unix | Yes | external | not directly supported without scripting |
| Stellar Data Recovery Inc. | Pay Per Use License | No OS needed | Yes |