PhotoRec vs Secure Eraser
A side-by-side look at PhotoRec and Secure Eraser. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
PhotoRec
File Management
PhotoRec is a free, open source data recovery software designed to recover lost photos, videos, documents and other files from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and memory cards. It scans storage devices sector by sector to locate and restore files based on their headers and footers.
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Secure Eraser
Security & Privacy
Secure Eraser is an open source data removal tool for Windows that can permanently delete files and folders by overwriting the data. It uses multiple overwrite passes to prevent recovery.
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