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Lavasoft File Shredder

Overview

Don’t throw that old PC or hard drive away until you’ve shredded the hard drive! Did you know that even formatting the hard drive won’t actually erase data? Criminals do. Criminals have ready access to data recovery tools that make recovering sensitive information a snap. Imagine your formatted hard drive falling into the wrong hands. In just a matter of minutes, a criminal can recover your banking software data, estate planning documents, and other sensitive information. Lavasoft File Shredder is an easy-to-use application that completely shreds your electronic files for good.

Features

Shredding files is easier than you may think when you use a product designed for the task. File Shredder offers the following features:

Easy to use - File Shredder is easy to use with a graphical and intuitive user interface.
Completely shreds files - File Shredder ensures that your deleted files cannot be recovered with data recovery tools.
Shredding Bin - A convenient Shredding Bin icon is located on your Desktop for easy, drag-and-drop shredding.
Military-grade deletion technology - File Shredder uses the same technology that the military uses to shred electronic documents.
Shreds temporary and Internet files - By shredding temporary files and Internet histories, your activities online are wiped clean - permanently.

Benefits

Shredding files and hard drives is a new necessity. By using government-grade shredding technology, you can be sure that your sensitive information is completely unrecoverable. When disposing of an old computer, you no longer have control over who accesses your hard drive. Taking the precaution of shredding your files beforehand puts you back in control of your sensitive, personal information.

Not only is it necessary to shred files completely before disposing of a PC, it’s often desirable to shred files on your existing computer. For example, when filling out loan documents on your computer, you’ll likely print them out and send them to your lender. Once the transaction is complete, shred the original electronic version so that others will never have access to this sensitive data.

How it Works

File Shredder is offered using an annual license with one, two, and three year licenses offered.

Recommendations

If you have never used a file shredder before, you’ll be smart to invest in a product such as Lavasoft File Shredder before handing over your old computer to recyclers and resellers or donating it to charity.

Lavasoft Products

Lavasoft Ad-Aware - Ad-Aware comes in several editions including Free, Plus, Pro, and Enterprise editions. Each version adds additional features. For example, Ad-Aware Plus adds protection against computer viruses and real-time protection - both features not found in the free version of Ad-Aware.
Lavasoft Personal Firewall - This product helps secure computers from hackers and other network threats.
Lavasoft Registry Tuner - The Registry Tuner software keeps computers running at their best by finding common errors in the Windows registry and repairing them.
Lavasoft Privacy Toolbox - The Privacy Toolbox is a combination product containing File Shredder and Digital Lock - two applications designed to protect private data from prying eyes.
Lavasoft File Shredder - Because deleted files and formatted hard drives are easily recoverable, it is important to completely shred electronic files or risk data falling into the wrong hands. Lavasoft File Shredder is a tool for such a purpose.
Lavasoft Digital Lock - For computer users who must store or send sensitive information, encryption is a must. Digital Lock locks and encrypts data, making it impossible for those who don’t know the password to crack the code.