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There was a download of Hardwipe 5.2.1 on the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. We recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus. The program lies within Security Tools, more precisely Privacy.
The program's installer is commonly called hwgui.exe or hwipe.exe etc. The most popular versions of the software 5.2, 5.1 and 5.0. Hardwipe was developed to work on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 or Windows 11 and can function on 32 or 64-bit systems. The actual developer of the free software is Big Angry Dog.
From the developer:
Hardwipe is a free data sanitization toolset used by activists, journalists, IT technicians and anyone needing to ensure that discarded, but sensitive, information can never be recovered by someone else.
Hardwipe provides a slick user interface with optional support for 'right-click' context menus in Windows File Explorer. Use Hardwipe to conveniently and permanently erase (or 'hard wipe') data on disk and portable storage media.
You may want to check out more software, such as O&O SafeErase, Almeza MultiSet or Client Security Solution, which might be similar to Hardwipe.