Active@ KillDisk 23.1.17 – Hard Disk Wiper

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Active@ KillDisk is a powerful and compact software that allows you to destroy all data on hard disks, SSD and USB disks completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders.

It’s a hard disk drive sanitizing tool and partition eraser utility, DoD 5220.22 M compliant. One Pass Zeros erase method supported in freeware version.

Active@ KillDisk supports Verification, Batch Mode, Emailing Reports, Certificate customization, PC Shutdown after completion. Also it detects and resets disk hidden areas (HPA/DCO). Wipes out all unused space on disks, not touching existing data.

USB Plug’n’Play disks fully supported. Bootable Disk Creator that allows you to boot from CD/DVD/USB into Windows environment, and erase or wipe out your system disks.

Active@ KillDisk Desktop brings a complete and affordable industrial-grade disk sanitation hardware solution to the consumer market. It’s highly customizable for any context, supports U.S. DoD erasure and fully automated operation. This system is a must-have for any organization with strong disk erasure requirements.

Active@ KillDisk Features:

NEW! Active@ Boot Disk 64-bit boots UEFI Secure Boot systems and legacy BIOS PC
True parallel erasing/wiping of several disks at the same time
User can define custom erase method using hexadecimal (hex) values and specifying the pattern for each pass New!
Universal Boot Disk Creator for CD/USB media for Windows, Linux & DOS targets
Latest Active@ Boot Disk Lite (WinPE-based) and Active@ LiveCD (Linux-based)
Portability provided with settings stored in INI file instead of local registry
Save Log and Shutdown PC option after erase completed
Ability to send e-mail reports via pre-configured FREE SMTP account
Certificate can be displayed after erase/wipe completion and saved as PDF
Erase/Wipe Certificate can be customized with a Logo and Technician info
Command line options added to support certificate and log file options
Securely overwrites and destroys all data on physical disks or logical partitions
Supports IDE / ATA / SATA / eSATA / external USB / SCSI hard disk drives
Supports Solid State Drives (SSD), LUN, RAID arrays
Erases partitions, logical drives and unused disk space
Supports fixed disks, USB Flash, Floppies, Zip drives, SanDisk and CompactFlash
Operates from any bootable media: USB disks or bootable CD/DVD/BD discs
Supports large-size disks (more than 2TB) and disks having 4kb sector size
Supports Batch mode (can be run from the Command Line with no user interaction)
Scans NTFS/FAT/exFAT/HFS+/UFS/UDF/Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 volumes, displays files & folders
Data verification may be performed after erasing is completed
Built-in Hex Viewer allows you to inspect raw disk’s sectors and file clusters
Wipes out NTFS/FAT/exFAT/HFS+/ExtFs volumes from areas containing deleted and unused data
Wipes out free clusters
Displays detected physical disk’s and partition information
Wipes out deleted MFT records, Directory entries and other system records
Support for previewing and wiping Apple HFS+ and exFAT

What’s new in Active@ KillDisk 23.0 (Feb 14, 2023):

Improved support for Windows 11
Improved output to the application log and certificates
Latest sanitizing kernel contains many improvements
Upgraded to Qt framework version 5.12.5 and Platform Kit v143
Active@ Boot Disk – WinPE upgraded to Windows 11 22H2 base
Boot Disk Creator allows to save settings for PXE Boot (Windows Boot Disk)

What’s new in Active@ KillDisk 15.0 (Oct 31, 2022):

New: Grey application style by default
New: Configurable dynamic disks (LDM\LVM) reconstruction
New: Device view filtering improved
Updated Console Boot Disk based on Tiny Core 12 includes all the latest device drivers
Windows Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE 10 based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
Customized KillDisk settings (Logo, Signature, Volume, Network Mappings) for Windows Boot Disk
Boot Disk Creator allows to save KillDisk settings for PXE Boot (Windows Boot Disk)
Many bug fixes and performance improvements

What’s new in Active@ KillDisk 14.0 (April 30, 2021):

New: Added context help
New: Secure e-mail notifications provided (added SSL/TLS support for SMTP)
Dialogs adopted for low-resolution monitors (800×600)
Boot Disk Creator allows to customize KillDisk settings for Boot Disk
Latest kernel including bug fixes and performance improvements

What’s new in Active@ KillDisk 13.0 (November 13, 2020):

New: Resume Disk erase action to continue interrupted disk erase due to disk malfunction or errors
New: Digitally signed PDF certificate with optional encryption and visual signature presentation
New: Secure Erase feature for SSD drives (Linux & Console only)
Enhanced faulty disks detection and handling
Bug fixes and major performance improvement
Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to the latest WinPE based on Windows 10 build 2004
Console updated to the latest Linux Kernel and Drivers Set
Ultimate & Linux versions: Active@ LiveCD upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18

Homepage – https://www.killdisk.com