Wipe Expert

Regular file deletion works by reallocating the occupied disk space as free, hence not actually removing the data from your drive. This leaves you vulnerable to file recovery software, which scans the system for such overwritten documents and can easily detect and restore them.

Wipe Expert is a software utility designed to properly and completely erase information from your hard disk, by employing a wide range of highly-efficient deletion algorithms. Unlike normal removal, these methods use data overwriting to get rid of any trace of your files, by replacing them with random data patterns.

To ensure proper deletion, you can choose between a multitude of available methods, depending on the speed and security level that you desire. In case you want a fast shredding process, you can simply choose to replace all the data with the “0” character, although it is not considered a very safe method. Alternatively, you can opt for a combination of the DoD 5220.22-M (E) and Peter Gutmann methods, which makes any data reconstruction attempt impossible after the 38-pass overwriting algorithm.

Wipe Expert allows you to perform scheduled cleans and select the desired weekdays in which to wipe the accumulated data. You can also customize the exact hour at which the operation is performed, as well as choose whether to delete the browser cache, cookies and URL history for any of the major Internet browser.

The panic button is a useful utility that enables you to quickly hide or close the currently active windows and applications. It can be placed anywhere on your screen and you activate it by either moving your mouse over it, or through a simple mouse-click on the actual button. It can also hide the entire desktop, the taskbar and even mute the sound volume across the whole system.

In essence, the real strength of Wipe Expert can be found in the wide array of deletion methods provided, which range from simple and quick, to military-grade algorithms meant to destroy any trace of information and make its recovery impossible. These features are presented in a sleek interface with intuitive functions and easy-to-grasp wizard-based procedures for every operation.