Often after getting done with your work over an important project, you’re instructed to secure your data on a portable device and clean it up from the system. This preferably is done in order to safeguard your crucial and sensitive data from the prying eyes. However, did you know that the data you deleted using Shift+Delete still exist on your system? The deleted data can comfortably be recovered by using recovery tools available over web. Well, if you don’t wish to face such situation, then you can try a simple solution named as Active Kill Disk - Hard Drive Eraser 5.1. It’s a proficient security app that is capable of destroying your sensitive data permanently from your PC. The program facilitates cleaning hard drives, floppy, CD, and USB, using 17 different algorithms. It even can be used for wiping entire unused space on drives, while leaving the existing data untouched.

With the Active Kill Disk - Hard Drive Eraser 5.1 you can explore the system drives and connected drives using its System Local Disks panel, as the program scans and lists the entire drives. Selecting any drive, you can check out its containing ‘Folders and Files’ or ‘Properties’ using relevant tabs provided on the right. Choose the drive/data you want to be deleted, and press Wipe or Kill option as required. If you’ve chosen to ‘Kill’ the data or drive, then the data would entirely be erased from the drive. For this you’ve to select an algorithm from Erase method, in addition to which you can even mark/unmark options to Ignore Errors, Clear Log File, Initialize devices, and Skip confirmation, as preferred. Press ‘Start’ and the cleaning process would begin. Likewise, you’d require selecting erase method and other settings for Wipe process, which clears unused drive space.

Active Kill Disk - Hard Drive Eraser supports up to 17 security algorithms for cleaning data permanently such as DoD 5220.22 M, Bruce Schneier`s, Gutmann`s algorithm, HMG IS5 Enhanced, along with Russian GOST p50739-95, US Army AR380-19, and various others. The program deserves a score of 4.5 rating points for its sophisticated features and flawless functioning.