Technical data

1.3 Features

HDShredder allows you to delete entire hard disks or other storage media as well as individual

partitions easily but securely and irrevocably, according to international standards, if desired.

The data once deleted cannot be recovered with data recovery software either. HDShredder

deletes hard disks regardless of the respective partition scheme, the file system used, and the

installed operating system(s). With the deletion standards supported, HDShredder provides

highest security as well as a high level of flexibility by offering free definition of your own dele-

tion patterns. This makes HDShredder particularly suitable for the tasks mentioned in 2 Fields

of application as well as for many other tasks.

Note: The physical deletion process of HDShredder makes it suitable for many areas of ap-

plication. HDShredder’s features make it a valuable tool, even in special and extraordinary

scenarios. They have made HDShredder a tool of unique value to many users in situations

where no other program offered the necessary features.

1.4 Edition overview

There are different Editions of HDShredder. They differ from each other by the amount of fea -

tures they offer, particularly supported device types, performance and special options. The fol-

lowing table offers you a comparative overview of the editions and their features. Subsequent,

there are short explanations referring to some of the topics listed in the table.

Note: Within the table the following abbrevations are used:

FE = Free | BE = Basic | SE = Standard | PE = Professional | EE = Enterprise

FE BE SE PE EE

Device support

IDE/ATA/SATA hard disks

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hard disks above 2048 GB

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AHCI (SATA II)

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USB 1.1 (UHCI, OHCI)

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USB 2.0 (EHCI)

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CompactFlash via IDE

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Firewire / IEEE1394 (OHCI)

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SCSI hard disks

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Deletion modes

Quick & easy

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Automatic

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Standardized (see below)

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User defined

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