FolderShredder

In the eventuality that you want to delete documents so that they cannot be recovered, then you probably know that using the standard Windows options is not a viable alternative. FolderShredder is a lightweight piece of software that enables you to permanently wipe business or financial documents or other types of files with sensitive information so they are unrecoverable.

The setup is quick, straightforward and does not require any special attention from your part. Upon launch, you are welcomed by a small, but intuitive interface that is unlikely to give you any troubles. Even though it is relatively small, let us not forget that the application has a single role, namely that of deleting files from a folder.

While in the upper section, you can navigate and add the directory that you want to shred, in the lower section, you are required to confirm that you want to continue with the operation. You can preview the total number of files as well as details regarding the success of the operation and total duration.

The idea behind the program is to make the data unrecoverable by overwriting over in binary mode several times. In fact, the utility relies on the military-grade shredding, DOD 522022-M, so the content is going to be written 20 times, shrink, encrypted, renamed, deleted and rewritten again.

Depending on the number and size of the files you want to erase, the process can be almost instant. Then again, if you plan to permanently delete years of financial statements, invoices, bills and other critical business files, then the process could take up to a few minutes.

In the eventuality that you are working with sensitive documents and you want to make sure that nobody can recover and snoop through your data, then perhaps FolderShredder could come in handy.