Open Source Linux Data Wipe Software
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Darik's Boot and Nuke
A hard drive disk wipe and data clearing utility
Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot image that securely wipes hard disk drives (HDDs). DBAN is appropriate for personal use, bulk data destruction, or emergency data destruction for HDDs, but is not recommended for solid-state drives (SSDs), sanitization that requires auditable compliance documentation, or technical support. -
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BleachBit
deletes junk files to free disk space and improve privacy
BleachBit frees disk space and maintains privacy. Cleans cache, Internet history, temporary files, logs, cookies, Firefox, Google Chrome, Flash, Windows, Linux, and more. Downloads are at www.bleachbit.org and source code is at GitHub. -
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WipeFreeSpace
Secure wiping/shredding of free disk space with many methods
WipeFreeSpace is a program to securely erase/wipe/overwrite/shred the free space on file systems WITHOUT DESTROYING EXISTING FILES, to prevent recovery of deleted sensitive data. This allows protecting the user's privacy when e.g. selling the drive or the whole computer. The following filesystems are supported: - Ext2/3/4, - NTFS, - XFS, - ReiserFSv3/4, - FAT12/16/32, - MinixFS1/2, - JFS, - HFS/HFS+, - OCFS. The following wiping methods are supported: Gutmann-like, random, Schneier, DoD. Additionally, WipeFreeSpace can finalize wiping the filesystem by writing blocks of zeros, which is friendly for sparse files, virtual systems and other places where zeroed-out space is not physically allocated. See the project homepage https://wipefreespace.sourceforge.io and the project Wiki in the menu above. To prevent clear-text data from being left on the drive in the first place, you can use LibSecRm (https://libsecrm.sourceforge.io), which wipes the data on-the-fly. -
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FOG is a free open-source cloning/imaging solution/rescue suite. FOG can be used to image Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Window 8 PCs using PXE, PartClone, and a Web GUI to tie it together. Includes featues like memory and disk test, disk wipe, av scan & task scheduling.
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Linux Disk Destroyer
A disk schredder application for debian-linux systems
This application wipes your storage units (HDDs, SSDs, and flash drives) and renders them unrecoverable. This process is irreversible, and the data cannot be recovered later. Using this application is especially recommended if you're considering selling your storage units. The program is powered by the default kernel module, the "shred" tool. It's bilingual (English and Turkish) and easy to use. Simply select your drive and click the "Destroy!" button. https://github.com/shampuan/Linux-Disk-Destroyer -
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File Shredder Express
Shred your files and folders securely
This program shreds your files and folders securely and fast. https://github.com/shampuan/File-Shredder-Express -
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G-USB-Formatter
Please read the description.
When I was just starting out in programming, I was very ignorant when it came to naming my applications and didn't understand some of the rules. So, I named my application GNU-... But I later learned that this was incorrect and against the rules. So, the program's name was updated from GNU-USB-Formatter to G-USB Formatter. Mandatory attribution: This program uses pyside-6. My Github: https://github.com/shampuan/G-USB-Formatter This program is a lightweight tool that allows you to format your USB storage devices using more features on Debian-based systems. -
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LLF-Tool-for-Linux
Low Level Format Tool for debian-based systems
This simple application performs a pseudo-low level format on your disks. It has minimal dependencies and runs on the system's own kernel modules (dd). WARNING! This process cannot be stopped! https://github.com/shampuan/LLF-Tool-for-Linux -
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Naraeon Secure Erase
Naraeon Secure Erase is Secure Erase environment for SATA/NVMe SSDs.
Naraeon Secure Erase is Secure Erase environment for SATA/NVMe SSDs. Using NVIDIA VGAs and having trouble? see https://www.naraeon.net/en/other-naraeon-products/latest-naraeon-secure-erase/ -
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NDW - Network Data Wiping Hard Disks HDD
Wipe erase data from hdds on the network, unlimited hard disks
Automated network based hard disk drives / storage devices erasure is server based software which installs on a central server. Server is connected to network switches and several PXE boot enabled workstations are attached to the network. As soon as the workstation is powered on, it boots off the network via the server and begins wiping all the attached hard disk drives. Once all the hard drives are wiped, data related to each hard disk is stored in the central server’s database. Read WIKI Automated unattended network based data erasure wiping Comprehensive Reporting Web GUI reporting Generates certificate of data erasure Barcodes Labels Graphs Pie / Bar / Line Charts Hard Disks bad sectors & health reporting Hard Disk SMART Data collection Database Driven Distributed System Hard Disk Drives health reports Part Open Source * Friendly GUI Graphical User Interface Mass Hard Disk Drive Destruction Data Wiping HDD Data Eraser Storage Array Data Wipe -
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ExFormatter
Advanced fast device formatter
ExFormatter is a drive formatter that allows you to do a complete and fast formatting, with advanced formatting tools. -
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KillDisk
Disk Wiping Software
KillDisk is a program written in python for Unix based systems for wiping a hard drive. It can wipe a hard drive using all zeroes or random data, and as many times as you want to specify. If you'd like to donate there's several ways to do so: PayPal: https://paypal.me/gerowen Bitcoin (BTC): bc1q86c5j7wvf6cw78tf8x3szxy5gnxg4gj8mw4sy2 Monero (XMR): 42ho3m9tJsobZwQDsFTk92ENdWAYk2zL8Qp42m7pKmfWE7jzei7Fwrs87MMXUTCVifjZZiStt3E7c5tmYa9qNxAf3MbY7rD LiberaPay: https://liberapay.com/gerowen -
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ShredBitz is a free and simple file shredder tool that can wipe selected files from any hard disk drive. ShredBitz is written in the java programming language and uses a custom written algorithm for shredding. ShredBitz is a very powerful tool.
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DWIP is short for Disk Wiping and Imaging Tool. This tool is being built for Mississippi State Universities National Forensics Training Center for use on a live cd to give out to it's students.
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Delete-Temp is a utility that will delete temporary files and/or directories from your computer or a Web server via Secure Shell (SSH). The newest version now has support for non-Windows users, among other changes and improvements.
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Disk Nukem
Disk Nukem is a mini-distro made to wipe safely disks based on DBAN
Disk Nukem is an open source, advanced wiping utility based on Darik’s Boot and Nuke (DBAN). It offers a new Kernel and more devices’ support, as well as a JSON/XML API, a web-based GUI, a callback/notification system in case of start,success and failure and many other features. It is well suited for a large audience including Internet Service Providers, System Administrators and Advanced End Users, just to name some. Disk Nukem is currently under development. You can contribute with donations and pull requests on GitHub. -
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Fat32lib
Portable FAT File System Stack for Embedded Devices
A portable FAT file system stack for embedded devices. -
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LibSecRm - Secure Removal Library
A library for secure deleting data on-the-fly
LibSecRm (LIBrary for SECure ReMoval) is a set of replacements for these standard C functions which cause data removing from files. The data is first securely wiped on-the-fly, to protect the user's privacy, then the original functions are called. There is NO NEED to rebuild your software, because LibSecRm is a pre-loadable library, meaning you just need to RUN the software with LibSecRm loaded. LibSecRm is also a development library. The following wiping methods are supported: Gutmann-like, random, Schneier, DoD. See the project homepage https://libsecrm.sourceforge.io and the project Wiki in the menu above. To wipe data that was left on the drive by using "normal" delete operations, you can take a look at WipeFreeSpace (https://wipefreespace.sourceforge.io), which wipes the space used by files marked as deleted (and other things, too). -
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SimpleDriveWiper is a very simple command line tool that allows you to wipe the free space of a drive/partition. Its purpose is to obfuscate the residual of data that remains even after attempts have been made to remove it. For Windows,Linux and Mac.
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WipeOut is secure data deletion method & application. WipeOut method is designed to be fast and secure. WipeOut also has many sub schemes for faster (but not weak) wipe process .
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Xorin
Xorin data erase & clone software
Xorin is a secure drive erase program that provides the perfect solution to anyone who wants to secure their private data before selling or utilization their PC or drive storage. Xorin is also good in all situations where you want to ensure that deleted data stays deleted and that it can never be recovered. Xorin operates from its own Linux-based bootable environment, Linux or Windows operation system. Xorin supports all popular security methods and standards including DoD 5220.22-M. You can erase your drives unlimited times. In our free version we do not limit quantity of erasing. Also there is no program limitation for parallel drive quantity you want erase. -
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ErAce
erase hard drive, wipe hdd
ErAce is software that will over write hard drive 1-100 times. So it fulfils strictest security standards i.e. DOD 5220.22-M. In that way it is impossible to recover data. If You delete files and empty recycle bin it is possible to recover data with recovery software. ErAce will write whole hard disk and put it to zero at last cycle. After process hard drive looks like it was just came out of factory. ErAce works on Pentium or higher and AMD equivalent systems. It works even Intel based Mac computers. It needs 128 Mb of memory. With ErAce you can recycle, sell or throw away hard drive carefree. There is no way other people to recover data, pictures or documents from your disk
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