O O SafeErase description
Securely deletes all sensitive files from the Hard Disk

O&O SafeErase 3 software was designed to be THE solution for the secure deletion of sensitive data from your hard disk and offers you the ultimate protection of your private sphere. With just one click of the mouse you can securely and permanently delete files, folders and partitions.

The motives for the deletion of files are many. Old e-mail files, internet history, file cache, financial records, company information, and private files ought to be protected from other's access. The reality, however, is much to the contrary. O&O SafeErase puts a stop to this by not only deleting files, but by annihilating them with the help of recognized and recommended methods.

O&O SafeErase 3 offers you a simple and effective solution for the secure deletion of files: Simply select the files for deletion and, with the click of the mouse, overwrite the data multiple times.

With this new version 3 we are presenting you with our best software for the secure deletion of data. In addition to the numerous improvements we have made to this software since the last version, we have vastly increased the range of its functionality and user friendliness.

The newly integrated O&O SafeErase Wizard guides you through the entire program, meaning you save precious time normally spent searching through functions. With O&O SafeErase, it is possible in Windows to delete entire partitions or hard disks. This tool also enables you to erase free disk space, giving you the extra assurance you need that deleted data will actually stay that way.

As the world's first to make a breakthrough of this kind, with O&O SafeErase 3 we are presenting you with a new extraordinary functionality: The complete and secure deletion of your computer in Windows. With this function, it is now no longer necessary to go through the process of creating a boot disk to facilitate the deletion process. Simply select Delete Entire Computer in the O&O SafeErase Wizard and follow the on-screen directions. Your computer then can be easily sold, given away, or recycled with the secure feeling that no data will be reconstructed or accessed.

O&O SafeErase 3 enables you to choose between a number of different algorithmic methods for the deletion of files; from the US Department of Defense (DoD) recommended method to that recommended by the German Federal Office of Information Security (BSI), a high standard in security. Using the method of deletion developed by Peter Gutmann, a renowned expert in data security, it is even possible for you to overwrite your deleted files 35 times. By today's scientific standards, this is the most secure method to delete you files giving data thieves absolutely no chance.

The integration of this program into the Windows Explorer facilitates simple deletion through the context menu, exactly the same way you have always deleted files.

Here are some key features of "O O SafeErase":

· NEW: Easy-to-use O&O SafeErase Wizard for Simplified Access to All Program Functions
· Secure deletion of files and folders as well as secure disposal of data in the Recycle Bin
· Secure deletion of hard disks
· A worldwide first in the deletion through O&O TotalErase of entire systems without the need for external boot media
· Secure moving of files and folders
· Five recognized methods of secure deletion
· Deletion or "wiping" of free disk space
· Creation of a detailed Log of deletions
· Complete integration into the Windows Operating system


Limitations:

· 30 day trial