SDelete GUI : A simple and accessible Graphical User Interface for SysInternals' eponymous command line application to help you securely remove files
SDelete GUI is a lightweight and effective software solution aimed to provide computer novices with the ability of securely erasing files from your system, using SDelete, but without having to go through the trouble of learning how to use CMD.
Approachable and intuitive usage
After downloading the file to your computer, you can run the executable and a plain-looking window lets you to ‘Enable’ or ‘Disable’ it.By pressing on the ‘Enable’ button, SDelete GUI adds the ‘Secure Delete’ option to your Windows context menu, allowing you to use it with minimal effort.
Right-click to permanently delete files and folders
The application makes use of the command-line software created by SysInternals’, SDelete, so the first time you work with it, you will also need to accept with its license agreement, before being able to continue.Afterward, you will be able to remove files from your PC just by right-clicking them and selecting the proper option from context menu. This way, you can benefit from its advanced erasure function without the need to learn how to use command line arguments.However, unlike the CMD version of the program, SDelete GUI does not feature more complex options, like deciding how many passes to use when removing a file, or cleaning up free disk space on a system drive.
A handy tool for securely erasing data
To sum it up, SDelete GUI is a useful and intuitive utility that acts as a Graphical User Interface for SysInternals’ SDelete, enabling you to permanently erase files and folders from your PC with minimal mouse movements.
Windows 10 64 bit / Windows 10 / Windows 8 64 bit / Windows 8 / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 / Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows Vista / Windows XP 64 bit / Windows XP
SDelete GUI runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
OpenSource under LGPL
license
— the installer is 897 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Encryption Security.
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