Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.

Documentation Using Eraser Creating Tasks Selecting Data to Erase Creating Recurring Tasks Importing/Exporting Tasks Running Tasks Viewing the Results of an Erasure Eraser Settings Using …

Using Eraser Eraser, although being designed as an advanced security tool, has a user-friendly interface for users to design, schedule and execute tasks. The interface is therefore an integral part …

Eraser is a customisable program which allows you to change settings that fit your threat model. Nonetheless, the default settings that come with Eraser out-of-the-box are relatively safe for the …

Targets define the files and folders which require erasure. The Select Data to Erase dialog allows you to specify which files or folders require erasure, and which erasure method to apply to destroy those …

Nov 5, 2025 · Eraser secure data removal tool for Windows.

Eraser treats reparse points specially to avoid data loss. Firstly, when erasing the free space of a drive, when Eraser meets a reparse point file cluster tips are not erased as the file which the reparse point …

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If you have selected the Windows Explorer extension during setup, Eraser will install a context menu entry when right-clicking the following items: Files and/or folders Disk Drives in the Computer folder …

Appendix A: Erasure Methods – Eraser