ShredIt is designed to
securely erase files in a variety of ways, using various overwriting patterns. Originally released in 1998, Shredit is capable of erasing files on Mac OS 7 through Mac OS 10.8 and later, as well as Microsoft Windows 95 through Windows 7 and later and
iOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also include ...
(sublicensed by
Burningthumb Software).
Versions of ShredIt are available for 10.6 and later through the
macOS
macOS (; previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a Unix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac (computer), Mac computers. Within the market of ...
App Store
An App Store (or app marketplace) is a type of digital distribution platform for computer software called applications, often in a mobile context. Apps provide a specific set of functions which, by definition, do not include the running of the co ...
, earlier and alternate versions are available through th
Mireth website
Features
*Safeplace
*Shredding by file, by folder or optical media
Overwriting Standards
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DoD 5220 Clear & DoD 5220 Sanitize
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DoE Secure Deletion
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Gutmann 35 Way Overwrite
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CD-RW
CD-RW (Compact Disc-Rewritable) is a digital optical disc storage format introduced in 1997. A CD-RW compact disc (CD-RWs) can be written, read, erased, and re-written.
CD-RWs, as opposed to CDs, require specialized readers that have sens ...
Erasure
References
External links
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Data erasure software
1998 software
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