Download Eraser 6.0.8

Eraser is a free and open source, advanced security tool for Microsoft's Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.

Homepage: heidi.ie/eraser
Type: Security
License: GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)
Written in: C#, C++
Operating system: Microsoft's Windows
Languages: English
Size(Windows): 9.2 MB
Source Code: Click Here

Download: Windows Mirror

Donate: Click Here

What's New!!!(Changelog) in this version:

• Fixed Eraser icon badge to reflect correct version
• 1936, 1942 Initial Polish translation for Eraser
• 1940 Fixed Donation link in About dialog
• 1945 Fixed improper exit from Eraser when the instance was started by the system
• 1946 Fixed documentation error: missing description of the Unused Disk Space target
• 1948, 2225 When erasing shortcuts, erase the shortcut and not the target of the shortcut
• 1951 Fixed compatibility for drag & drop with Total Commander (and older programs)
• 1966 Fixed non-saving of schedule type when editing a task Joel
• 1968 Fixed status error when editing adding a new task when one is already running
• 1689 The MSI installer will no longer check for the .NET Framework, only the Bootstrapper will
• 2014 Fixed "File in Use" errors when plausible deniability is selected (decoy files) Joel
• 2080 Supplants a fix in Eraser 6.0.6: the amount of data that needed to be overwritten was underreported
• 2139 Fixed crash on certain computers with unusual drive configurations
• 2146, 2176 Fixed erasing of UNC paths: Eraser would previously refuse to erase UNC paths. However, use this feature at your own risk: UNC paths behave differently from disk erasures and data may not be completely erased.
• 2158 Fix the (wrong) file name reported when erasing cluster tips
• 2166 Better filesystem access permissions resilience when erasing cluster tips
• 2168, 2172, 2182 Fix crash when a disk is connected but not mounted
• 2215 Do not display the Eraser context menu for the Start button
• 2249, 2251, 2252, 2270 Fixed the "out of disk space" error when erasing unused disk space
• 2253 Fixed compatibility with Magellan Explorer on pre-Vista OSes
• 2255 Fixed a few minor documentation errors on task list compatibility and on NTFS compressed/encrypted/sparse files
• 2257 Fixed display of task schedule times to be accurate only to one minute
• 2259 Removed the Gutmann Lite method
• 2261 Fixed crash when right-clicking empty spaces in folders
• 2263, 2265 Fixed the "Eraser cannot connect to the running instance for erasures" error when triggering Eraser from the context menu and when Eraser is not already running
• 2264 API change: task.Executing is now false when the TaskFinished event handlers are called