Choose system tools made only for your specific needs
Lately many data recovery software companies are offering combination recovery programs and programs to be used as a file shredder. We have to advise against the purchase of these, as the applications are so closely co-mingled it is far too simple to think one is saving a file and actually find out they have permanently erased all of their data.
A better solution is to purchase a separate drive wipe program. The best program for drive wipe in Windows applications is the standalone Remo Software file shredder. This is a robust program that was designed to quickly scan all of the sectors of even the largest hard drives and if desired overwrite and scramble those contents many times over. The Remo file shredder program meets all of the United States Department of Defense security standards. This means that after using the program you can be positive that no one will ever be able to access your private records and use them without authorization.