Feature overview
O&O SafeErase overwrites data so that no recovery program can restore it. This page shows the functions and the editions at a glance.
Functions
| Function | What it does | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Files and folders | Erases selected files and folders. | Erase files and folders |
| Free space | Overwrites remnants of files that were deleted normally, including cluster tips and MFT entries. Existing files are kept. | Clean free space |
| Browser and Windows traces | Erases history, cookies, cache, passwords, temporary files, thumbnails and other traces. Selected cookies can be kept. | Erase browser and Windows traces |
| Drives and partitions | Erases whole disks or partitions, optionally followed by initializing and formatting. | Erase drives and partitions |
| Entire PC | Erases Windows and all internal disks in Fortress Mode, without a boot medium. | Erase the entire PC |
| Erase methods | Six methods, from one pass with random data according to NIST 800-88 Clear / BSI CON.6 to the Gutmann method, plus SolidErase for SSDs. | Erase methods and SSDs |
| Reports and erasure records | Documents every erasure; signed records with optional timestamp and a record chain. | Reports and erasure records |
| Recommendations | The start page shows when traces were last erased and recommends erasing them again. | User interface |
| File Explorer | Erases files, free space and the Recycle Bin from the context menu. | Erase from File Explorer |
| Command line | Erases data in scripts and scheduled tasks and verifies erasure records. | Command line |
Editions
| Edition | For | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Edition | PCs with Windows 10 and Windows 11 | Erases one drive at a time. Cannot be used on Windows Server. |
| Server Edition | Servers and PCs | Also runs on Windows Server; erases several drives, or the free space of several drives, at the same time. |
Both editions have the same functions. See System requirements.
Trial version
In the trial version, you can erase files, folders and traces and clean free space. Erasing drives and partitions, and Fortress Mode with the erasure of the entire PC, require a license.