OW Shredder is all about removing files from your hard drive without leaving traces behind. The only feature we would have liked it to have i to support batch processing, and that is a disappointment.

Mac OS X only: Free, open source application Permanent Eraser securely erases files on your Mac. As of OS 10.3, Macs have had the "Secure Empty Trash" option in the Finder menu, which provides a ...

Cleaning off my hard drive this week, I discovered a few years' worth of tax documents in a long-forgotten-about folder. As I prepared to toss the folder into the trash, I paused to consider whether ...