Active@ ZDelete

Data Cleanup and Erase utility

ZDelete is a data cleanup and erase utility that can delete selected folders and groups of files without any possibility of data recovery afterward.

Conforms to US Department of Defense clearing and sanitizing standard DoD 5220.22-M.

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Active@ ZDelete Version 9
April 13, 2020
  • Product became fully freeware
  • No registration needed to use all erase methods, including DoD 5220.22-M
  • Improved disk wipe procedures for some file systems
  • Minor improvements and bug fixes
Updates history

International erase standards

Support for 24 international erase methods, including US DoD 5220.22 M

Parallel erasing

Simultaneously erase of multiple disks at the same time

Various comfirmation

Supports verification, PDF Certificates & XML exports, emailing results, reports customization

Disk Wipe sanitation

Sanitation of unused clusters on live volumes for most file systems

Automatic Mode for hot-swappable disks

Automatic Mode allows to discover and erase hot-swappable disks automatically

Full access to non-bootable PC

Ability to start from Bootable CD/DVD or LiveUSB and erase disks on any PC

Key Features

Easy to use

Windows Drag-and-Drop and Hotkey functionality

Advanced command menus

Functions reside in context command menus

ZDelete Bin

ZDelete Bin - familiar, comfortable & reliable erasure

DoD 5220.22-M conformation

Conforms to US Department of Defense clearing and sanitizing standard DoD 5220.22-M

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