The eraser είναι ένα προηγμένο εργαλείο ασφαλείας για τα Windows which allows you to completely erase sensitive data from your hard drive. The app will erase your sensitive files by replacing them multiple times with carefully selected patterns.
When you "delete" a file, you may think it has disappeared. Not exactly… When you delete a file, your operating system does not actually delete it from the disk.
The file will remain on disk until another file is created over it. Even after that, it may be possible to recover data by studying the magnetic fields in the surface of the disc.
This way deleted files can be recovered with a deletion recovery utility.
Eraser is supported on Windows XP (with Service Pack 3), Windows Server 2003 (with Service Pack 2), Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, 8, 10 and Windows Server 2012, and 2016.
Works with any unit disk in Windows. Secure deletion methods are supported out of the box. Deletes files, folders and traces that existed before them.
Eraser is one free software and its source code is released with the permission GNU General Public License.