Securely delete files from your PC
BCWipe is a powerful, trial version software only available for Windows, that belongs to the category Software utilities with subcategory Files (more specifically Safe Delete).
More about BCWipe
About the download, BCWipe is a light software that needs less space than the average program in the section Software utilities. It's very heavily used in some countries such as United States, Papua New Guinea, and Republic Of Korea.
It's available for users with the operating system Windows 95 and previous versions, and you can get it only in English. The current version of the software is 6.08.6 and was updated on 5/8/2008.
Since we added this program to our catalog in 2005, it has managed to achieve 5,234 installations, and last week it gained 9 downloads.
Changes
Critical bugs on Windows 98/ME fixed. Turkish translation is available.
The BCWipe utility is a shell extender for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, intended to secure delete your files. It supports correspondent U.S. Department of Defense recommendations (DoD 5200.28-STD). The BCWipe utility provides several ways to shred file's contents from the disk:
- Delete with wiping. Using 'Delete with wiping' command you can delete and wipe your files and folders using pop-up context menus in Windows Shell (Explorer program).
- Wipe free disk space. If you have previously deleted sensitive files using a standard operating system command, you may wipe free space on the disk where these files were stored - all previously deleted files' contents will be erased.
- Swap file wiping. BCWipe utility automatically wipes Windows Swap file contents when you run 'Wipe free disk space' command.
- Recycle Bin wiping. You can wipe contents of Windows Recycle Bin by pointing on the Bin icon by mouse and running the 'Wipe Recycle Bin' command from context pop-up menu
- Windows ME specific: allows to wipe contents of special folders, created by Windows ME 'System Restore' function.
