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.

Sometimes we just need a fresh start. This is especially true when dealing with computer problems. Today’s PC user is constantly fighting problems such as malware and viruses. And these evil programs seem to get tougher to defeat every day. It seems the only sure way to get rid of them is to reload your operating system and start over. But these viruses are so powerful that some can even regenerate from a reformatted disk. For this reason we recommend a quality drive wipe program.

These drive or disk wipe programs will break down all of the machine code data on your hard drive into tiny binary bits and pieces, These are then scrambled over and over again so that any dangerous application is destroyed. Sometimes we need a clean slate to write upon. And the only way to be sure that your computer’s hard drive is clean is to permanently erase its contents.