Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- About O&O SafeErase 5
- Features at a glance
- New and enhanced functions
- SafeErase files and folders
- SafeErase hard disks and partitions
- SafeErase free disk space
- SafeErasing the entire computer
- SafeErase system drives
- Use O&O SafeErase via right-clicking
- Method of deletion
- Securely move files and folders
- SafeErase data from the Windows Recycle bin
- Start from the command line
- Manage individual deletion lists
- SafeErase temporary Windows and program files
- SafeErase temporary Internet files
- Reports
- Supports multi core processors
- Important note before program use
- Basics on data deletion
- The differences between the Editions
- Terminology
- Features at a glance
- System requirements
- Installation and licensing
- Getting started
- Start O&O SafeErase (user interface)
- Start the analysis of your drives
- Clean computer
- SafeErase files and folders
- SafeErase hard disks and partitions
- SafeErase free disk space
- SafeErase temporary Windows and program files
- SafeErase data from the Windows Recycle bin
- SafeErase temporary Internet files
- Cancel deletion
- Securely move files and folders
- SafeErase data from Solid State Drives (SSDs)
- Reports
- Method of deletion
- Manage individual deletion lists
- Settings
- SafeErasing the entire computer
- Use O&O SafeErase via right-clicking
- Start from the command line
- Frequently asked questions
- Support and Contact
- End user license agreement 3.2 (EULA)
- Bookmarks
Start from the command line
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Parameters
First, navigate in the command line (cmd) to the installation folder of O&O SafeErase. Then you will be able to use the
listed parameter in the chart.
The parameter in angle brackets </> are optional and do not have to be entered. A security prompt appears before dele-
tion, which you can confirm automatically with the command /y .
Below you will find a description of the parameters for O&O SafeErase.
Parameters Explanation
[--showdisks]
Show disk drive information
Example: Oosecmd.exe --showdisks
[--deletedrive <data volume number>]
SafeErase disk
Example: Oosecmd.exe --deletedrive 1
[--deletevolume <drive letter>]
Delete drive
Example: Oosecmd.exe --deletevolume d:
[--freespace <Drive letter>]
SafeErase free space of a drive.
Example: Oosecmd.exe --freespace g:
[--analyse < internetfiles|
windowsfiles| deletedfiles| all>]
Scan computer for potentially security relevant or insecurely deleted
files. (Default: All file types are scanned and counted)
internetfiles: Only temporary Internet files are scanned and counted.
windowsfiles: Only temporary Windows files are scanned and counted.
deletedfiles: Only unsafe deleted files will be scanned and counted.
all: All three file type are scanned and counted.
Example:Oosecmd.exe --analyse deletedfiles
[--autoclean <internetfiles| win-
dowsfiles| deletedfiles| all>]
SafeErase files found by analysis. (Default: All found file types will be
deleted)
Example:Oosecmd.exe --autoclean windowsfiles