abylon SHREDDER > Wipe Drive(s)

This option is offered only in the registered version and needs administrator rights!

This option is not offered for Windows 98 and Me!

Window

1.	Side selection of the abylon SHREDDER	Next sites are available in the abylon SHREDDER: Cleanup Complete Wipe File(s) abylon SHREDDER abylon Dupe finder Cleanup Drive(s) CleanUp FREE-SPACE Wipe Drive(s) Scan Drive(s) Wipe temporary files Wipe Internet tracks Background Cleaner
2.	Select drives	In this list all drives on your computer are indicated and can be selected here.
3.	Info text	This info text should be absolutely considered! With the option Wipe drive(s) ALL files on the selected drives are deleted irreversible (on operating system drive also the Windows files)! Afterwards the selected drives are complete empty and maybe a new operating system must be installed! This option is particularly for users, who would like to sell or destroy the computer without data traces.
4.	Wipe-level	With the slide control can be define the wipe-level: Level 0 Removing of the links (Correspond to the normal deletion in the File Explorer) Level 1 Overwrite the data 1 times (Binary Zeros) Level 2 Overwrite the data 3 times (DOD - Standard = 1. Random Numbers + 2. Binary F + 3. Binary Zeros) Level 3 Overwrite the data 7 times (DOD II - Standard = 3x Binary Zeros + 3x Binary F + 1x Random Numbers) Level 4 Overwrite the data 13 times (3x Random Numbers + DOD - II + 2x Random Numbers + 1x Binary Zeros) Level 5 Overwrite the data 35 times (Peter Gutman Method - Description see document) A high wipe-level are safer but needs more time.
5.	Wipe drive(s)	By pressing the button on the selected drives ALL files are deleted irreversible See Info-Text!