What's new in O&O SafeErase Professional 18.0 Build 526
May 24, 2023
- Version 18 stretches our lead in the market for protecting your confidential data and
- your internet history. With just one click you can delete all traces of private
- documents, photos, videos or entire partitions and computers - so securely no one
- will ever be able to reconstruct them! It can delete all internet history in all
- browsers and is quicker than ever before. We do this using internationally recognized
- deletion methods used by the US Department of defense, for example.
- NEW: Performance optimized
- NEW: Support for the latest browser versions
- IMPROVED: Completely new User Interface
New in O&O SafeErase Professional 17.0 Build 190 (Apr 6, 2022)
- NEW: Support for Windows 11
- NEW: Support for the new Browser versions
- REVAMPED: The UI has been improved
New in O&O SafeErase Professional 16.00 Build 52 (Feb 18, 2021)
- NEW: The "ClusterView" feature graphically displaying the progress of deletions
- NEW: Support for the new Browser versions
- REVAMPED: The UI has been improved
New in O&O SafeErase Professional 15.0 Build 31 (Feb 19, 2020)
- NEW: Support for Windows 1909
- NEW: Support for the new Microsoft Edge Browser based on Chromium
- NEW: The SSD SolidErase method can be turned off, for customers who explicitly
- wish to treat their SSD like a HDD
- Revamped: Improved Reporting
- Revamped: The UI has been improved
New in O&O SafeErase Professional 12.10 Build 216 (Jan 8, 2019)
- NEW: Interface for easier, quicker deletion
- New: Supports all the latest Browser versions
- Improved: Analysis function for finding insecurely deleted files
- Improved: SSD recognition (TRIM)
New in O&O SafeErase Professional 11.0 Build 89 (Nov 15, 2016)
- New and enhanced functions:
- In addition to many minor enhancements, O&O SafeErase includes an analytical tool that scans your computer for temporary and unsafely deleted files. With just a few clicks, you can clean your computer so that data thieves never have a chance to recover old files for possible misuse. SSDs can also be detected, and deletions made on them will be done using TRIM commands that spare resources. Advanced and improved management of reports and deletion lists make using O&O SafeErase even more convenient.
New in O&O SafeErase Professional 10.0 Build 28 (Dec 2, 2015)
- O&O Software guarantees that its top products will function under Windows 8.1.
New in O&O SafeErase Professional 7.0 Build 155 (Dec 17, 2013)
- NEW: Compatible with Windows 8:
- O&O Software guarantees that its top products will function under Windows 8.
- NEW: Shut down after deletion is complete:
- O&O SafeErase now offers you the option to shut down the computer automatically once a deletion has completed.
New in O&O SafeErase Professional 6.0 Build 85 (Sep 25, 2012)
- NEW: Compatible with Windows 8:
- O&O Software guarantees that its top products will function under Windows 8.
- NEW: Shut down after deletion is complete:
- O&O SafeErase now offers you the option to shut down the computer automatically once a deletion has completed.
- Analyzes your entire computer for data which hasn't been SafeErased yet:
- A special algorithm scans the computer for files, which have been SafeErased, have been created temporarily or have been stored in your Internet Browser. After the analysis you will get a detailed list of files, which haven't been SafeErased and pose a risk for your private sphere. Based on the graphical status display you will see the potential risk which an unsafe deletion of data may pose. A few clicks allow you to clean up your computer, so that no temporary and assumed deleted files can be restored.
- SafeErase data of Solid State Drives (SSDs):
- The frequent deletion and overwriting of files influences the life span of SSDs. It is not possible to run indefinite writing access on the memory cell of a SSD. O&O SafeErase offers a sensitive method to delete files irrevocably from SSDs. The data on a SSD is deleted via TRIM commands. The data cannot be restored anymore.
- Enhanced report management:
- The enhanced report management allows you to manage reports individually. If you want to SafeErase your entire computer, you can specify an external storage medium to save the deletion log. Otherwise, the report would also be deleted.
- Simplified and individual user setting:
- Individual deletion lists will help you to repeat already executed deletion activities quickly and comfortably. You can save activities, which you want to repeat regularly, e.g. deleting special Internet files. You can also exclude externally connected drives when deleting the entire computer, so that you can save the deletion log there.
- Adapted user interface:
- The user O&O SafeErase interface was simplified and leads to a more intuitive deletion.
- Enhanced command processing:
- In addition to the already known commands for O&O SafeErase via the command line, new and helpful functions have been added.
- Three Editions: Professional, Workstation and Server Edition:
- Along with the Professional Edition that’s ideal for home use, we’re now offering the new Workstation and Server Editions that are optimized for operation in companies of any size.
New in O&O SafeErase Professional 5.0 Build 366 (Feb 25, 2011)
- In addition to many smaller adjustments O&O SafeErase 5 includes an analytical tool that scans your computer for temporary and unsafe deleted files. With just few clicks, you can clean your computer so that unauthorized persons do not have a chance to spy out old files for possible abuse. SSDs are also automatically detected and deletions are executed via the TRIM command while conserving resources. The advanced report management and administrating deletion lists for repeated activities make the use of O&O SafeErase even more convenient.
New in O&O SafeErase Professional 4.0 Build 373 (May 29, 2009)
- Internet Security: securely delete Browser data
- Pre-defined and individual deletion profiles
- Various settings for secure deletion
- Detailed reports on deletion procedures
- Overwriting with zeros (for very fast deletion)
- Supports multi-core processors
- Clear user interface showing main functions