BCWipe Changelog

What's new in BCWipe 7.50.3

Feb 7, 2024
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in BCWipe 7.50.2 (Dec 18, 2023)

  • Updated translations for the newest Notifications and Events feature: German, French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Chinese
  • Fixed error during installation on Windows 7
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in BCWipe 7.05.4 (Oct 19, 2023)

  • Improved recognition of the Enterprise license in BCWipe's command line interface

New in BCWipe 7.05.2 (May 31, 2023)

  • Fixed issues with activating licenses on certain endpoints
  • Fixed issues with the Wipe Browsing History wiping command.

New in BCWipe 7.05.1 (May 26, 2023)

  • Implemented automatic license activation for Home licenses.

New in BCWipe 7.04 (Mar 9, 2023)

  • BCWipe Standard rebranded to BCWipe Home. Read more
  • Added new 'Jetico SSD' and 'Jetico HDD' wiping schemes
  • Added new 'NIST 1-pass', NIST '2-pass' and 'NIST 3-pass' wiping schemes as per the NIST 800-88 Guidelines for Media Sanitization Enterprise license
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in BCWipe 7.03.3 (Dec 28, 2022)

  • Introduced support for exporting and importing wiping tasks across multiple endpoints available with the Enterprise Edition license. 

New in BCWipe 7.03.2 (Sep 20, 2022)

  • Introduced support for ARM-based devices.

New in BCWipe 7.03.1 (Sep 20, 2022)

  • Enabled user preferences to be saved automatically across wiping tasks.
  • Privacy Guard: new settings and stability improvements.
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 7.03 (Feb 11, 2022)

  • Updated to include the newest BCWipe Privacy Guard tool
  • Added Privacy dashboard to the Overview Panel
  • Added support for drag-and-drop in the Delete With Wiping command
  • Added ability to Enable and Disable Transparent Wiping from the systray icon, without having to open BCWipe Task Manager

New in BCWipe 7.02 (Sep 29, 2021)

  • Added German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Turkish translations.
  • Enhanced wiping of Windows Explorer's Recent Items list.
  • Improved Transparent Wiping tray icon functionality.

New in BCWipe 7.01.3 (May 20, 2021)

  • Ready for Windows 10’s May 2021 Update (21H1).
  • Added real-time wiping progress indication in View Mode.
  • Improved stability of Wipe Free Space command when processing removed media.
  • Improved stability of operation in non-admin user account.
  • Minor improvements.

New in BCWipe 7.01.2 (Apr 14, 2021)

  • Enabled for localization.
  • Improved memory management when wiping file slacks.

New in BCWipe 7.01.1 (Mar 16, 2021)

  • Introduced new feature: automatically erase log files after a selected period of time.
  • Introduced new feature: use system variables in 'Delete with wiping' command.
  • Improved 'Wipe browser history' command now erases sensitive data without resetting browser preferences.
  • Added minor improvements for BCWipe Enterprise Edition - client version.
  • Fixed occasional error in displaying wiping task progress.

New in BCWipe 7.01 (Mar 16, 2021)

  • Review computer status in one glance to improve system performance and privacy.
  • Run common wiping tasks in one click.
  • New controls allow users to wipe data instantly.
  • Use all-in-one wiping tasks for thorough clean-up that saves time.
  • Quickly review settings or follow real-time progress in enhanced 'View mode'.
  • Access and review 'Transparent Wiping' and 'CryptoSwap' for ongoing privacy.
  • Wipe SSD faster while protecting it from wearing out with redesigned Reserved Space Manager.

New in BCWipe 6.10.8 (Dec 22, 2020)

  • Fixed occasional BSOD with Windows 10 Insider Preview builds.

New in BCWipe 6.10.6 (Aug 18, 2020)

  • Fixed error in 'Reserved space' feature on SSD drives.
  • Fixed error in recognizing NVMe drives as SSD.
  • Support for Windows 10 Spring 2020 update.

New in BCWipe 6.10.5 (Apr 2, 2020)

  • Added support for new browsers Brave and Dissenter.
  • Added support for new MS Edge

New in BCWipe 6.10.4 (Feb 12, 2020)

  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 6.10.3.1 (Jan 6, 2020)

  • Fixed hidden attribute being set to a parent folder when wiping directory slacks.

New in BCWipe 6.10.3 (Dec 24, 2019)

  • Improved 'Registration' procedure.
  • Corrected the counter of files/folders being wiped.
  • Resolved a conflict between Transparent Wiping and Avast antivirus software.
  • Fixed an occasional error in deleting a temporary file.

New in BCWipe 6.10.2 (Oct 17, 2019)

  • Ready for Windows 10’s November 2019 Update (19H2)

New in BCWipe 6.10.1 (Sep 9, 2019)

  • Fixed occasional blue screen caused by 'fsh' driver
  • Updated AutoUpdate utility

New in BCWipe 6.10 (Jul 13, 2019)

  • Improved wiping of MFT records when wiping free space on SSD disks
  • Fixed error in Transparent Wiping working with the third-party file editors on the latest Windows 10 build
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in BCWipe 6.09.22 (Mar 29, 2019)

  • Improved for compatibility with drives encrypted with third-party software.

New in BCWipe 6.09.21 (Feb 18, 2019)

  • Added support for Mozilla Firefox v.65+.

New in BCWipe 6.09.20 (Dec 25, 2018)

  • Fixed occasional system crash at the end of 'Wipe free space' process running on SSD.

New in BCWipe 6.09.18 (Oct 24, 2018)

  • Fixed BCWipe process crashing occasionally after wiping a file.

New in BCWipe 6.09.17 (Oct 12, 2018)

  • Fixed 'Wipe Local History' task not wiping MC Office's 'Recent Documents' list.

New in BCWipe 6.09.16 (Sep 28, 2018)

  • Fixed BCWipe Service that sometimes was not able to start BCWipe background processes at system startup

New in BCWipe 6.09.15 (Sep 19, 2018)

  • Fixed a minor bug
  • Updated for compatibility with BestCrypt

New in BCWipe 6.09.12 (Aug 8, 2018)

  • Fixed minor bug.

New in BCWipe 6.09.11 (Jun 28, 2018)

  • Added support for 'Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018' in 'Wipe Local History' task.
  • Fixed occasional blue screen error caused by 'fsh' driver.
  • Fixed incompatibility issue between 'Transparent Wiping' and the latest version of Google Chrome.

New in BCWipe 6.09.8 (Dec 1, 2017)

  • Adjusted BCWipe 'Task Manager' to support the latest version of Firefox.

New in BCWipe 6.09.7 (Nov 14, 2017)

  • Removed unexpected stop of 'Delete with Wiping' operation if a file from selected group is not found.
  • Improved wipe of Windows Media Player history.
  • Fixed error in 'Transparent Wiping' log file scanning operation.

New in BCWipe 6.09.5 (Jul 20, 2017)

  • Fixed occasional task hanging at 'Wipe Directory Slacks' operation for large directories.

New in BCWipe 6.09.4.3 (May 31, 2017)

  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 6.09.4 (May 18, 2017)

  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 6.09.3 (Sep 21, 2016)

  • Kernel mode drivers digitally signed by Microsoft for compatibility with Windows 10 version 1607, also known as the Anniversary Update.
  • Improved ability to wipe files at system startup.
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 6.09.2 (Sep 21, 2016)

  • Added ability to wipe free space on several disks in parallel.
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 6.09.1 (Sep 21, 2016)

  • Added 'Printer History' in 'Wipe Local History' task.
  • Fixed error in generating log files when this option is disabled in 'Transparent Wiping'.
  • Fixed error in 'Shutdown After Wiping' setting.

New in BCWipe 6.09 (Jun 25, 2016)

  • Added MS Office and other items to 'Wipe Local History' - NOTE: The task uses a new format, it is recommended to delete old 'Wipe Local History' tasks and create new ones by using this version
  • Added ability to wipe pagefiles larger than 2GB with 'Wipe Swap File'
  • Added ability to wipe free space on network mapped drives through BCWipe Task Manager
  • Added 'Show log file' button in 'Wipe Free Space' progress window
  • Fixed error when wiping NFS shared drives
  • Fixed error in 'Transparent Wiping' logging

New in BCWipe 6.08.5 (Jan 14, 2016)

  • Improved ability to process NTFS hardlinks, symbolic links and junction points.
  • Updated 'Wipe Internet History' command to support the latest version of Opera browser.
  • Fixed error when wiping encrypted files.
  • Fixed error when wiping file slacks - some timestamps of read-only files were modified by BCWipe.

New in BCWipe 6.08.4 (Dec 11, 2015)

  • Fixed stability issues of 'Transparent Wiping' updating to Windows 10 Threshold 2 (Version 1511, build 10586).

New in BCWipe 6.08.3 (Dec 1, 2015)

  • Fixed error when running 'Wipe Local History' task created by an older version

New in BCWipe 6.08.2 (Nov 25, 2015)

  • Improved wiping performance on EFS-encrypted files.

New in BCWipe 6.08.1 (Sep 29, 2015)

  • Added support for Microsoft Edge browser
  • Updated to comply with the latest version of all supported browsers
  • Fixed error when compressing folder attribute
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in BCWipe 6.07.27.2 (Jun 16, 2015)

  • Updated for compatibility with Jetico Central Manager v.2.5.

New in BCWipe 6.07.27 (May 19, 2015)

  • Fixed stability of BCWipe when wiping MFT records.

New in BCWipe 6.07.23 (May 19, 2015)

  • Fixed error in wiping Internet History - Chrome Extensions are no longer wiped.
  • Added new flag in Command Line syntax: -noNTFSLogFile.

New in BCWipe 6.07.22 (Dec 17, 2014)

  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 6.07.21 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • Added support for wiping Internet Explorer v.10/11 Web Cache.
  • Fixed error in wiping files encrypted with EFS.

New in BCWipe 6.07.20 (Nov 19, 2014)

  • Extended return codes for BCWipe running in batch mode.
  • Added support for the latest version of Mozilla Firefox and special MSI version of Google Chrome.
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 6.07.11 (Jul 4, 2014)

  • Fixed error in 'Move with source wiping' operation.
  • Fixed error in File Viewer.

New in BCWipe 6.07.9 (Jul 4, 2014)

  • Fixed error in 'Move with source wiping' operation.
  • Fixed error in File Viewer.

New in BCWipe 6.07.7 (Jul 4, 2014)

  • Fixed error in wiping files or folders with name pattern specified by user.

New in BCWipe 6.07.5 (Feb 5, 2014)

  • Fixed error in wiping Internet Explorer history.
  • Fixed error in AutoUpdate utility.

New in BCWipe 6.07.4 (Nov 29, 2013)

  • Added support for Opera v.16+.
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 6.07.3 (Oct 11, 2013)

  • Improved safeness of directory slacks wiping when wiping system and user profile directories.
  • Fixed BCWipe failure when running several wiping tasks at user's logoff.

New in BCWipe 6.07.2 (Oct 11, 2013)

  • Fixed occasional crash of BCWipe process at the end of task executing.

New in BCWipe 6.07.1 (Sep 26, 2013)

  • Fixed minor bug.

New in BCWipe 6.07 (Sep 26, 2013)

  • Added support for Internet Explorer v.11.
  • Added the ability to wipe saved network passwords when wiping local history.
  • Improved compatibility between Transparent Wiping and Windows Updates.
  • Wipe free space adjusted to wipe disks encrypted with TrueCrypt.
  • Improved safeness of directory slacks wiping when wiping system directories.

New in BCWipe 6.05.1 (Jun 24, 2013)

  • Fixed minor bug.

New in BCWipe 6.05 (Jun 20, 2013)

  • Improved registration procedure.
  • Fixed bug: Restore Point was wiped but not deleted when wiping a file under certain conditions.
  • Fixed error in running an operation that requires administrator privileges from standard user account.
  • Fixed error it task queueing.
  • Fixed occasional system crash at wiping unused MFT records.
  • Fixed minor bug in BCWipe Scheme Editor.

New in BCWipe 6.04.3 (Jun 20, 2013)

  • Fixed occasional crash of 'Wipe directory slacks' operation.

New in BCWipe 6.04.2 (Jun 20, 2013)

  • Fixed compatibility with the latest version of Google Chrome.
  • Cookies are now wiped completely.
  • User settings are not deleted.
  • Fixed error in ‘excluded pattern’ for directory wiping.
  • New option included in AutoUpdate utility.

New in BCWipe 6.03 (Jun 20, 2013)

  • Improved performance of MFT wiping when wiping files/folders.
  • New options for event-based scheduling: logon, logoff and startup wiping tasks can now be configured to start once a day/week/month.

New in BCWipe 6.02 (Oct 5, 2012)

  • Added support for Windows 8, including the ability to wipe data on Storage Spaces.

New in BCWipe 6.01.01 (Jul 12, 2012)

  • Added central management of Reserved Space (only available in BCWipe - Enterprise Edition).
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 6.00 Beta (Mar 5, 2012)

  • Faster 'wipe free space' operation with new Reserved Space Manager:
  • Wipe Free Space can be a time-consuming process. Modern large disks with terabytes of free space could take several days to complete. BCWipe's new Reserved Space Manager saves time by preserving the wiped space in a clean state.
  • Wipe directory slack space on NTFS drives:
  • The NTFS directory node is a special file that contains names of files and subdirectories. Like any other file, the directory node/entry has slack space which may still contain names of deleted files, as well as other deleted data. BCWipe can now wipe slack space in directories.
  • Wipe temporary data stored in NTFS log file:
  • NTFS is a journaling file system that uses the NTFS Log ($LogFile) to record usage history of the file system. BCWipe v.6 now has the option to securely clean this data.
  • Wipe free space without 'low disk space' condition:
  • In previous versions, BCWipe momentarily allocated all available disk space, causing Windows to display a 'Low disk space' warning message. BCWipe is now clever enough to overwrite free space without causing a 'Low disk space' condition.
  • MFT wiping is faster and more convenient than ever:
  • When wiping free space and unused MFT records, BCWipe v.6 wipes MFT several times faster than before. When wiping a file, BCWipe v.6 wipes the corresponding MFT record.
  • New wiping standards added:
  • British HMG IS5 (Baseline, Enhanced)
  • Canadian RCMP TSSIT OPS-II
  • NAVSO-P5239-26
  • Russian GOST R 50739-95
  • US Army AR380-19

New in BCWipe 5.03.2 (Oct 17, 2011)

  • Upgraded support for Latest version of Firefox.
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 5.03.1 (Sep 9, 2011)

  • Fixed a bug in AutoUpdate utility.

New in BCWipe 5.03 (Sep 9, 2011)

  • Added advanced disk-level verification.
  • Added wiping of compressed files.
  • Updated support for Firefox v6.
  • Fixed several minor bugs.
  • Latvian translation is available.

New in BCWipe 5.02.2 (Sep 9, 2011)

  • Upgraded support of Mozilla Firefox for the browser's latest version (v5).

New in BCWipe 5.02.1 (Sep 9, 2011)

  • Fixed error in running automatic wiping tasks at a scheduled time.

New in BCWipe 5.02 (Sep 9, 2011)

  • Improved implementation of random generator.
  • Index.dat files can now be wiped now without system reboot.
  • Fixed error in "Include/Exclude lists" function of Transparent Wiping.
  • Improved Wipe Local History task to support the latest version of Windows Media Player.

New in BCWipe 5.01.2 (Sep 9, 2011)

  • Added support for Mozilla Firefox v4.
  • Fixed minor bug in BCView module.

New in BCWipe 5.01.1 (Sep 9, 2011)

  • Added support for Internet Explorer 9.
  • Log Viewer utility can now export log files to HTML format for printing.
  • Fixed minor bugs.

New in BCWipe 5.00.1 Beta (Nov 8, 2010)

  • Enhanced functionality and interface for BCWipe Task Manager:
  • Service mode added for more powerful wiping privileges like wiping locked files
  • Hidden and silent operations – can run wiping without displaying tasks and messages on screen
  • Progress of running tasks displayed in status column
  • Terminate running tasks from Task Manager
  • View detailed progress by opening associated log file
  • Show which user created each wiping task (convenient for multi-user computers)
  • More attractive icons added to user interface
  • Additional task scheduling options:
  • At system startup – before logon:
  • Wiping tasks scheduled 'at startup' were previously performed at user log on. For added security, this properly evolved 'startup' task schedule now truly runs at system startup before user log on. When wiping tasks run at startup, they are not displayed on the screen anywhere – the wiping operation is performed in the background, transparently and silently. Scheduling wiping tasks at user log on is now listed more accurately as the ‘logon’ option.
  • At logoff/shutdown:
  • When a user has finished working on the computer and is ready to leave for the day, BCWipe tasks can just be set to run at logoff/shutdown without additional effort. Scheduling tasks at logoff/shutdown also increases the power for wiping web browser history. Some Internet Explorer files are locked by the system and cannot be completely wiped while Windows is active. Running wiping tasks at logoff resolves this issue.
  • Expanded use of Wipe Internet History and Wipe Local History:
  • Wipe Special Folders task renamed as Wipe Internet History
  • Support for Google Chrome web browser added to Wipe Internet History
  • User Temp folder and Recycle Bin can be wiped with Wipe Local History
  • Wiping of MacroMedia Flash Player Cache added

New in BCWipe 4.01.12 (Apr 13, 2010)

  • Transparent Wiping
  • Windows 7 support

New in BCWipe 4.01.11 (Mar 23, 2010)

  • Fixed a bug in BCWipe Subscription Reminder.

New in BCWipe 4.01.9 (Mar 23, 2010)

  • Fixed accidental restart of Transparent Wiping process.

New in BCWipe 4.01.8 (Mar 23, 2010)

  • Added support for the latest version of Mozilla Firefox.
  • Fixed crash of bcwipe.exe when wiping file slack space of a file with a long name.
  • Corrected an error in command line syntax.
  • Fixed "Options file name is invalid" error.
  • Fixed blue-screen crash of CryptoSwap driver on Windows 7 when the pagefile is stored on a non-
  • system partition.

New in BCWipe 4.01.5 (Mar 23, 2010)

  • Upgraded Turkish and Dutch translations now available.
  • New German translation now available.
  • Fixed minor bug.

New in BCWipe 4.01.3 (Mar 23, 2010)

  • Performance of wiping with random pattern significantly improved for noticeable speed increase.
  • BCWipe now detects deletion of NTFS data stream and wipes the stream even if the file itself is
  • not deleted.
  • Fixed error in wiping read-only files when emptying Recycle Bin if Transparent Wiping is active.
  • Fixed issue of installing previous versions for users allowed to do so according to their old license
  • agreement.

New in BCWipe 4.01.2 (Mar 23, 2010)

  • BCWipe is now completely ready for translation.
  • Chinese, Italian and Russian translations are now available.

New in BCWipe 4.01.1 (Mar 23, 2010)

  • Enhanced wiping of Windows temporary files.
  • Fixed error in transparent wiping of Internet Explorer temporary files.
  • Fixed compatibility issue with Recycle Bin.
  • Wiping USB flash drives added.

New in BCWipe 4.00.3 Beta (Sep 24, 2009)

  • Transparent Wiping:
  • When Transparent Wiping is activated on your computer, BCWipe will automatically wipe all contents of any file or folder that is deleted. Transparent Wiping securely deletes the following sensitive information on the fly :
  • All files and folders that are deleted using normal commands
  • Temporary files deleted by Windows applications and by Windows itself
  • Data stored in Windows Restore Point when the Restore Point is deleted
  • Data stored in Recycle Bin when Empty Recycle Bin is selected
  • Additional Wiping Schemes:
  • BCWipe v.4 Beta includes the following data wiping schemes :
  • DoE M 205.1-2 (U.S. Department of Energy standard)
  • German VSITR standard
  • Bruce Schneier's recommended wiping scheme
  • Wiping Scheme Editor now has the capability to create complementary passes
  • U.S. DoD 5220.22-M(ECE) - 7 passes
  • U.S. DoD 5220.22-M(E) - 3 passes
  • Peter Gutmann method
  • One random pass
  • Updated Internet Browser Support:
  • BCWipe v.4 Beta supports the latest versions of common Internet browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera) and can wipe a full set of related items (e.g., saved passwords, last active tabs, search history).
  • Enhanced User Interface:
  • More information is now provided about wiping statistics during the wiping process as well as after the process is completed.
  • Support for Windows 7:
  • BCWipe v.4 Beta supports the new Windows 7 operating system, in addition to Windows Vista, XP, 2008 Server, 2003 Server and 2000.

New in BCWipe 3.11.7 (Sep 30, 2008)

  • Minor bugs fixed

New in BCWipe 3.11.6 (Aug 5, 2008)

  • Critical bugs on Windows 98/ME fixed.
  • Turkish translation is available.

New in BCWipe 3.11.1 (Jan 4, 2008)

  • The software is translated to Chinese language

New in BCWipe 3.10.3 (Mar 5, 2007)

  • Wiping file slacks procedure for Windows Vista enhanced.
  • BCWipe now works correctly with Windows Vista virtual store, it is able to work in system folders and asks for elevation user's rights when it is needed