Active KillDisk is a program for Windows developed to serve as a professional disk eraser. With the help of this utility, you are able to perform various actions to the data stored on your hard or removable drives, such as delete all information or securely wipe it.

View detailed information

The application features a well-organized graphical user interface with accessible options. A list of all available storage devices is presented within the main window. It is necessary to note that you have the ability to view their partitions and unallocated sections. By clicking on any disk sector, you can reveal more information, including details related to the partition geometry, stored volume, capacity, integrity and metadata.

Main capabilities

As for the main functionality, the software is capable of erasing data on a disk or wiping deleted and unnecessary data on the predefined partitions, volumes, unallocated space or disk area. There are different modes available.

What is more, the tool comes with support for over twenty four sanitation standards, including such powerful methods as NIST 800-88 and US DoD 5220.22M. In other words, once the program performs its task, recovering the deleted data from a storage device becomes impossible even with such utilities as PC Inspector File Recovery or Recover My Files.

Features

free to download and use;
compatible with modern Windows versions;
gives you the ability to completely wipe storage devices;
it is possible to view detailed information about partitions;
you can pick from a wide array of formatting methods.