HDD Wipe Tool 2.35.1178

When you delete a file, on purpose or by accident, said file is not really gone. It will be gone only when it is overwritten; so even though your operating system tells you the file is no longer on your disk, it is in fact still there. Because of this fact, data recovery tools can bring deleted files back to life. This sort of functionality comes in handy when you accidentally deleted a file and you want it back for example.

But what if you didn’t accidentally delete a file, what if you deleted it on purpose and what it to stay deleted? What if you want to take things one step further and clean an entire hard disk and make sure the data stored on it will not be recovered? If that is the case, then you need to turn to specialized software for help.

An application that can lend a helping hand in this situation is the HDDGURU-developed and aptly named HDD Wipe Tool. This is a tool for low-level hard disk drive erasing that will erase everything stored on a hard drive. It works with SATA, IDE, SCSI, USB, and Firewire hard disks; it also works with Flash cards.

Before you go get HDD Wipe Tool and put it to the test, take a look at the technical details presented below:
Download – the download weighs in at 496Kb, which is incredibly lightweight. A less than 1MB download will complete in a blink, even if you have to contend with a less than spectacular internet connection.
Supported OS – at the time of writing this and according to the developer, HDD Wipe Tool provides support for Windows 2000 SP4, 2003, and XP.
Limitations – there are none as this application is freeware. You can use HDD Wipe Tool free of charge for as long as you want.

HDD Wipe Tool will erase everything on your internal and/or external hard drive, it will clear partitions, MBR, and any other user data so that it cannot be recovered.

Pros

• Lightweight download
• Easy to use
• Supports internal and external hard disks
• Freeware

Cons

• No Vista or Windows 7 support

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HDD Wipe Tool has been reviewed by George Norman on 11 May 2011. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated HDD Wipe Tool 3 out of 5 stars, naming it Very Good