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File Shredder is free desktop application for shredding (destroying) unwanted files beyond recovery.
With File Shredder you can remove files from your hard drive without fear they could be recovered. There are quite a few software tools today for retrieval of deleted files under Windows OS. Those tools, often referred to as "file recovery" software, are taking advantage of shortcoming of Windows "delete" command that we all use regularly to delete files. Actually, the "delete" operation in Windows only removes bits of information from files so they appear deleted in OS. It is easy to retrieve those files using aforementioned specialized file recovery software.
File Shredder has been developed as fast, safe and reliable tool to shred company files. The author of this program released it free under GNU license and you are welcome to download File Shredder and use it without any restrictions. File Shredder is simple but powerful program that surpasses menu commercial file shredders out there. The Author believes that such a utility should be available to anyone for free and that permanent and safe removal of confidential documents is a matter of basic right to privacy.

Key features of File Shredder:

• Choose between 5 different shredding algorithms.

• Has integrated Disk Wiper which uses shredding algorithm to wipe unused disk space.

• Remove files from your hard drive without fear they could be recovered.

• Fast, safe and reliable tool to shred company files.

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