or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
or
Amazon Prime free trial required. Sign up when you check out. Learn more
More Buying Choices
RAREWAVES Add to Cart
£16.47 + £3.29 UK delivery
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Drive Scrubber - Up to 3 PC's
 
See larger image
 

Drive Scrubber - Up to 3 PC's

by iolo Technologies
Windows 7 / Vista / XP
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
Price: £19.99 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.
Only 7 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).
Want guaranteed delivery by Thursday, May 31? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • Norton 360 v6--only £24.99 when you spend £30 or more

    Spend £30 or more at Amazon.co.uk and you can get Norton 360 v6 - 1 User 3 PCs for just £24.99 when you enter the promo code 'NORTONV6' at checkout. Here's how (terms and conditions apply).


System Requirements

  • Platform:   Windows 7 / Vista / XP
  • Media: CD-ROM
  • Item Quantity: 1
 See more system requirements

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Product Features

  • Enhanced security and improved flexibility
  • Selective file incineration
  • Customizable tools
  • Maintain ongoing proection
  • Wipe any drive, format, or file system
  • Maximum speed
  • Government and military compliant
  • Easy for non-expert users
  • Ultimate scalability

Product details

  • Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
  • ASIN: B000ZJ0EZM
  • Release Date: 17 Dec 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 787 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

If you're selling, donating or reassigning your PC you need DriveScrubber. Simply deleting data or reformatting the hard drive isn't enough - basic programs can retrieve and steal your most private information. DriveScrubber wipes drives using military standards for secure data removal so even the most sophisticated methods can't recover it. DriveScrubber also lets you wipe only free drive space, and is perfect for cleaning up after stubborn virus or spyware attacks. Keep personal information out of the wrong hands.

Features New To 08

Enhanced Security - DriveScrubber now goes even deeper, wiping free space as well as file slack space for the ultimate in privacy protection.
Improved Flexibility - Now users can wipe entire drives or partitions directly from within Windows, eliminating the need to restart and use a boot disk in most cases.
Selective File Incineration - DriveScrubber now includes iolo's proprietary, industry-proven File Incinerator technology to securely delete individual files, documents, and folders.

Existing Features

Customizable Tools - DriveScrubber has adjustable security levels for drive-wiping procedures, from the fast, efficient one-pass method to ultra-secure electron microscopy and magnetic field residue detection shields. Your customers have total control over the level of protection they need.
Maintain Ongoing Protection - In addition to wiping all data from any drive, DriveScrubber can be used to maintain an ultra-secure computing environment by regularly wiping only deleted data, keeping existing the files, programs, and operating system intact. This feature is also perfect for transferring a system that has working programs, but no traces of any personal files.
Wipe Any Drive, Format, or File System Runs on any PC from a CD-ROM, no installation required. Overwrites any drive, including: IDE, EIDE, SCSI, USB, USB2, Firewire, and others, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, Mac, Linux, Unix, and Sun file formats
Wipes any operating systems, including: Any version of Windows, Any version of DOS, Any version of Mac OSn and Any version of Linux or Unix
Maximum Speed - Competing products may take hours or even days to clean drives. DriveScrubber uses the fastest, most optimized methods, while maintaining its proven security strength.
Government and Military Compliant - DriveScrubber was built to meet the strict protocols of high-demand, mission-critical government and military entities. It meets and exceeds not only the U.S. Department of Defense 5220.22-M disk-sanitizing standard, but also all known government and military specs.
Easy for Non-expert Users - Designed for intuitive use, wiping procedures are simple yet powerful.
Ultimate Scalability - Any number of attached drives can be batch-wiped in one complete, unattended process, and all wiping procedures can be paused, cancelled, and resumed. Drives can be wiped from end-to-beginning, offering a longer window of opportunity to cancel the procedure while leaving drive boot and partition structures intact.


Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(3)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 


Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Majid VINE™ VOICE
Amazon Vine™ Review (What's this?)
This product was a little difficult to review. If you need to use it it's incredibly useful and does exactly what you need to do. If you don't really need to use it, then it'll probably only be an item you use once or twice, especially given that the licence only lasts one year and that's one year from the installation on the first PC.

It can take quite some time to fully wipe a drive. I discovered this when I was prepping some drives for environmentally-safe disposal. I think the reason it takes this long is because of the mechanics of scrubbing (ie writing and rewriting rubbish data I think).

I keep a lot of sensitive data on my hard-drives (copyrighted material, invoices, banking details etc) and I don't want to risk data loss when I get rid of my drives. This prog is really perfect in ensuring that.

The program also offers the ability to 'scrub' the free space on your drive. So, if you've deleted sensitive data before you can be sure that you get rid of it entirely.

I'm not sure about its claims concerning 'military-grade' scrubbing, but this could well be true. I'm just not in a position to be able to judge that. I haven't measured its success against data-retrieval software, so I can't go as far as to say I am 100% it will permanently erase your data.

Again: if you've got the use for it, chuck on another 2 stars. If not, then it will probably be a fairly-expensive shelf-ornament.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Drive scrubber 1 Feb 2009
Well ,it certainlty cleans dives exactly as it says , thing is that on larger drives it really does take a long time .3 days for a 120 gb hard drive (maybe that was my computer!). works quickly on partial drives though.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
One Year Subscription 20 Mar 2009
By Dave
Amazon Verified Purchase
When I received this software I saw that it is a one year license. This is not clear in the product description. If you clean up an old PC, it may well be over a year before you need to clean another one so I will be returning the product and seeking an alternative without a time limit on useage.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Not effective, negligible customer support
Product did not perform as advertised, at least in my case. My expectation was that I would insert the CD and it would wipe my hard drive. Read more
Published 4 months ago by consumeristical
Didnt work
It says on the website that the software works on windows 7 but it does not. I bought it and was unable to use it.
Published 12 months ago by chechub
Drive Scrubber
A very useful product if you want to clean the drive of your PC. Very pleased with the purchase and also the service from Amazon and the Royal Mail.
Published 21 months ago by Gordon Savage
Didn't work
States on the packaging that it is compatible with 32 and 64 bit systems. When I tried to install it it informed me that it is not compatible with 64 bit systems. On it's way back.
Published 21 months ago by Craig
Good Value - Good Work!
Great product. Insane value for money. No problems with running on my Windows Vista, Quick and easy to set up. PC Noticably faster after use! Recommended. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by jimmyreviewer1988
We know the meaning of cleaning...
I work in an IT support department..and we frequently pass on old pc's to charities and the like.
So I though we could use this on the hard drives to remove anything data... Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2009 by T. Satchwell
It works, but the overall impression is mixed
This is one of those software items that should be totally straightforward and either good or bad. But this one isn't. It is somewhere in the middle. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2009 by mr_ska
Drive Scrubber
Excellent piece of software works perfectly fine on Windows 7 also without having to change compatibility settings. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2009 by Mr. S. Gregory
Seems to do the trick...
This seems to be a good product. As I'm not a military computer or police forensic expert I can't vouch for the fact that your date really will be destroyed but this product seems... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2009 by Adamski
Internet required
Does the job and is a useful tool. You get three goes at it and to count the number of times you've used it you have to connect to the web. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2009 by A. Horner
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Discussion Replies Latest Post
Nus extra - can I buy Photoshop CS6 student edition? 0 7 days ago
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Look for similar items by subject


Amazon.co.uk Privacy Statement Amazon.co.uk Delivery Information Amazon.co.uk Returns & Exchanges