Lavasoft File Shredder 2009

Lavasoft File Shredder is a nice tool that securely deletes files from your computer in order to protect your privacy.

The software comes with a nice and clean interface, with an intuitive layout that should help you find your way around all that the program has to offer.

The app offers a wide variety of actions to satisfy your privacy requirements. Thus, Lavasoft File Shredder can delete sensitive files from your computer, or even entire folders. This can be done by browsing for the desired data or via the “drag and drop” method.

Also, the contents of your Recycle Bin can also be permanently deleted with the help of this app. Another option is to shred system files that you no longer need, specifically temporary data, including those created by Windows or by browsing the Internet, as well as Internet cookies.

You can use this app for disk sanitization, which means that previously deleted files from your computer get shredded beyond recovery.

You can choose from the various shredding algorithms provided by this software. Thus, you select the level of passes that the app makes to completely delete your files and other information. Basically, the higher the number of times the app overwrites your files, the less likely it is that someone can recover the data.

Lavasoft File Shredder offers algorithms with up to 35 passes (Peter Gutmann’s algorithm), despite the fact that the American Department of Defense considers 7 passes to be enough. Other available algorithms are those used by Navy Staff Office (3 passes), US Army (3 passes), National Security Agency (3 passes), Air Force System Security (4 passes) and NCS Center (4 passes).

Lavasoft File Shredder is a useful tool for those who want to get rid of risky private information. Less experienced users should have no problems in working with the basic features of this app, thanks to the easy-to-use interface.