Active@ KillDisk 24.0.5.3 – Hard Disk Wiper

Active@ KillDisk is a powerful and compact software that allows you to destroy all data on hard disks, SSD and USB disks completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders.

It’s a hard disk drive sanitizing tool and partition eraser utility, DoD 5220.22 M compliant. One Pass Zeros erase method supported in freeware version.

Active@ KillDisk supports Verification, Batch Mode, Emailing Reports, Certificate customization, PC Shutdown after completion. Also it detects and resets disk hidden areas (HPA/DCO). Wipes out all unused space on disks, not touching existing data.

USB Plug’n’Play disks fully supported. Bootable Disk Creator that allows you to boot from CD/DVD/USB into Windows environment, and erase or wipe out your system disks.

Active@ KillDisk Desktop brings a complete and affordable industrial-grade disk sanitation hardware solution to the consumer market. It’s highly customizable for any context, supports U.S. DoD erasure and fully automated operation. This system is a must-have for any organization with strong disk erasure requirements.

Active@ KillDisk Features:

• NEW! Active@ Boot Disk 64-bit boots UEFI Secure Boot systems and legacy BIOS PC
• True parallel erasing/wiping of several disks at the same time
• User can define custom erase method using hexadecimal (hex) values and specifying the pattern for each pass New!
• Universal Boot Disk Creator for CD/USB media for Windows, Linux & DOS targets
• Latest Active@ Boot Disk Lite (WinPE-based) and Active@ LiveCD (Linux-based)
• Portability provided with settings stored in INI file instead of local registry
• Save Log and Shutdown PC option after erase completed
• Ability to send e-mail reports via pre-configured FREE SMTP account
• Certificate can be displayed after erase/wipe completion and saved as PDF
• Erase/Wipe Certificate can be customized with a Logo and Technician info
• Command line options added to support certificate and log file options
• Securely overwrites and destroys all data on physical disks or logical partitions
• Supports IDE / ATA / SATA / eSATA / external USB / SCSI hard disk drives
• Supports Solid State Drives (SSD), LUN, RAID arrays
• Erases partitions, logical drives and unused disk space
• Supports fixed disks, USB Flash, Floppies, Zip drives, SanDisk and CompactFlash
• Operates from any bootable media: USB disks or bootable CD/DVD/BD discs
• Supports large-size disks (more than 2TB) and disks having 4kb sector size
• Supports Batch mode (can be run from the Command Line with no user interaction)
• Scans NTFS/FAT/exFAT/HFS+/UFS/UDF/Ext2/Ext3/Ext4 volumes, displays files & folders
• Data verification may be performed after erasing is completed
• Built-in Hex Viewer allows you to inspect raw disk’s sectors and file clusters
• Wipes out NTFS/FAT/exFAT/HFS+/ExtFs volumes from areas containing deleted and unused data
• Wipes out free clusters
• Displays detected physical disk’s and partition information
• Wipes out deleted MFT records, Directory entries and other system records
• Support for previewing and wiping Apple HFS+ and exFAT

What’s new in Active@ KillDisk 24.0 (Jan 26, 2024):

• Added Barcodes and QR codes to labels and certificates
• Export erase results to CSV log
• Latest sanitizing Kernel version 14.1.27 with many improvements
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements
• Improved Boot Disk Creator: Display Scaling and Network Resource mapping
• The latest Active@ Boot Disk based on WinPE (23H2 code base)
• Boot Disk includes much more storage drivers for Dell, HP & Lenovo

What’s new in Active@ KillDisk 23.0 (Feb 14, 2023):

• Improved support for Windows 11
• Improved output to the application log and certificates
• Latest sanitizing kernel contains many improvements
• Upgraded to Qt framework version 5.12.5 and Platform Kit v143
• Active@ Boot Disk – WinPE upgraded to Windows 11 22H2 base
• Boot Disk Creator allows to save settings for PXE Boot (Windows Boot Disk)

What’s new in Active@ KillDisk 15.0 (Oct 31, 2022):

• New: Grey application style by default
• New: Configurable dynamic disks (LDMLVM) reconstruction
• New: Device view filtering improved
• Updated Console Boot Disk based on Tiny Core 12 includes all the latest device drivers
• Windows Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE 10 based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
• Customized KillDisk settings (Logo, Signature, Volume, Network Mappings) for Windows Boot Disk
• Boot Disk Creator allows to save KillDisk settings for PXE Boot (Windows Boot Disk)
• Many bug fixes and performance improvements

What’s new in Active@ KillDisk 14.0 (April 30, 2021):

• New: Added context help
• New: Secure e-mail notifications provided (added SSL/TLS support for SMTP)
• Dialogs adopted for low-resolution monitors (800×600)
• Boot Disk Creator allows to customize KillDisk settings for Boot Disk
• Latest kernel including bug fixes and performance improvements

What’s new in Active@ KillDisk 13.0 (November 13, 2020):

• New: Resume Disk erase action to continue interrupted disk erase due to disk malfunction or errors
• New: Digitally signed PDF certificate with optional encryption and visual signature presentation
• New: Secure Erase feature for SSD drives (Linux & Console only)
• Enhanced faulty disks detection and handling
• Bug fixes and major performance improvement
• Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to the latest WinPE based on Windows 10 build 2004
• Console updated to the latest Linux Kernel and Drivers Set
• Ultimate & Linux versions: Active@ LiveCD upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18

Homepage – https://www.killdisk.com

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 (32-bit, 64-bit).
• Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022
• Apple OS X 10.12+ or macOS
• Ubuntu 16.04+ or similar KDE, Gnome or other Desktop

Size: 113 MB

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