WipeDrive 3.0

by AccessData

Product Features

• Completely clean out your Browser cache, cookies, history and forms files
• Automatic cleaning for regular Hard Drive space recovery, and better overall system performance
• Keep cookies you need and maintain your preferred Internet settings

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000066CJY
• Item model number: WD3EN
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,414 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Formatting your hard drive DOES NOT remove or erase your data! Are you aware that when you delete a file, format a disk, or partition a hard drive, that your data has not been removed? Did you know there are many programs that can recover your data? By using WipeDrive, you can securely overwrite and remove ALL of your data giving you the peace of mind you deserve.

Product Description

WipeDrive 3 cleans out your hard drive for better privacy protection. Reformatting your hard drive doesn't erase your data -- avoid having personal information being recovered, by installing WipeDrive 3. Get the peace of mind your deserve!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Program, but FREE version available, November 14, 2003

By 

J. Oh "aletheia67" (Auburn, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WipeDrive 3.0 (CD-ROM)

It is true that your data or files are not completely deleted when you format your hard drive. You can actually retrieve some of the files or datas even in DOS-mode. But this WipeDrive 3.0 actually erases all the data in the hard drive. It is indeed impressive. Even so, because it meets the standard of Department of Defense (DoD).

BUT, if you are a casual computer user, just want to sanitize and clean your hard-drive more than just a FORMAT level, you do not need this program. You can get FREE utility via download. Try free Active@KILLDISK version 3.0 (www.killdisk.com). But if you absolutely have to destroy all the data because of its sensitive materials, you should get this program. Note that FREE versions do not meet the DoD standard, however, it does more than regular FORMAT.

In sum, WipeDrive 3.0 indeed does what it claims. BUT for casual users, FREE utility in the web is more than enough.

31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any computer owner, July 5, 2003

By 

Derek Davis (Provo, UT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WipeDrive 3.0 (CD-ROM)

Before you ever sell or even throw out an old computer or hard drive, be sure to buy this program! Even after deleting everything or formatting your harddrive, sensitive and personal information can still be accessed. This program will ensure that your computer is cleaned completely so that your information is really gone. It even conforms to Department of Defense standards! And the great thing is, is that it doesn't matter what operating system your using, since it boots right from the CD.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lacking Features, February 23, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: WipeDrive 3.0 (CD-ROM)

I had no trouble operating the software, and it consistently appeared to perform the task of overwriting all portions of my hard drive. The problem, though, is that when the program cleans or verifies that the drive is clean, it displays only a percentage of the space on the hard drive, rather than the amount of space. Because I got the program for the purpose of permanently eliminating malware on my drive, I never knew if Wipedrive was able to clean that part of the drive. Wipedrive offers no means for examining the raw data on the drive or for determining the total space that it verifies is clean. Also, even with an average size 80 GB drive, each overwrite takes an extremely long time, as does the verification routine. You can clean only the entire hard disk and cannot limit it to one drive or partition. It would be helpful if you could selectively clean and/or scan only a portion of the drive, or scan from the end instead of from the beginning. In sum, the product seems well designed for a routine, single cleaning to eliminate personal data on an entire hard disk, but its lack of options left me wondering if it had done the job for me. A partition manager plus one of the free downloads (such as Eraser) could be a better choice in some situations.