Shredder Tool

Sooner or later, you all create, view, use, or otherwise come across something while using our computers that we would prefer no one else sees -- or knows that we saw.

The standard Windows Recycle Bin allows you to delete files and folders, presumably removing them from prying eyes, however, unbeknownst to most of us there are very simple ways to retrieve and view files and folders which have been removed in this manner -- even months after they have been "deleted"!  

The reason items can be so easily retrieved intact even long after being supposedly deleted is because Windows does not actually erase the physical data on your drive that makes up the item -- it only marks the very first byte as "available space" so that the operating system can use it if and when necessary. 

With simple and in most cases free software, anyone can view a list of all of the files, folders, pictures, and documents you have attempted to delete recently, as well as easily restore and view them. This is where Ensembles for Windows Shredder tool comes  in.

Military-strength security that integrates seamlessly into Windows:

When we say GONE, we mean it!
When  Shredder Tool deletes items, it’s permanent, and beyond any means of retrieval, whether software based, mechanical, or electromagnetic (yes, that includes utilities like Norton UnErase, etc.).  The Shredder tool uses higher than Government-strength security when "shredding" items, which exceeds official NSA requirements, so you can be sure that what you remove is safe from anyone’s prying eyes.  In order to ensure such security, Shredder uses a variety of time-tested and military-intelligence accepted security methods including:

• Renaming the item to a random value
• Overwriting it with random data multiple times.   In Shredder's case, you can overwrite each file or folder up to 10 times!
• Truncating the item’s length to zero.   This makes it impossible to tell where a file’s data starts and stops on your system, thereby preventing manual retrieval via electromagnetic means.

Shredder's uses are numerous
Companies can use it to protect secret and valuable information from would-be competitors or sabotage, home users can protect their privacy from other family members, and employees can use it to prevent associates from "spying" on their work.  Still not convinced?  Let's point out a few examples of common things you just might not want anyone else to see:

• That nasty e-mail you wrote about your boss the other day
• Those pictures you just "happened" to come across while doing "research" on the Internet.
• The notes you took last week while at a job interview with your company's biggest competitor.
• The secrets your company stole last week about the other guy's upcoming products.