Wipe operations:

• Wipe a partition
• Wipe an entire hard disk
• Wipe only free space (destroy any remnants of deleted files/directories left on disk without affecting the used data)
• Major government and military security standards support (US DoD 5220.22-M, US Navy standards NAVSO P-5239-26, British HMG Infosec Standard No.5, German VSItR Standard, Peter Gutmann's algorithm, Bruce Schneier's algorithm, etc.). Available only in the Professional edition.
• Paragon developed algorithm along with creating your own customized wiping method (extreme customization option - 4 wiping patterns with up to 99 passes each)
• Integrate report on the accomplished wipe operation with possibility to print it out or save locally
• View sectors on existing partitions for getting information on the current state of sectors to check whether the wipe operation has been successfully accomplished or not
• Logging of bad blocks (corrupted sectors) discovered during the operation to keep the user informed, since these sectors may contain classified information

Hard disk partitioning operations:

• Ñheck File System Integrity
• Create, format and delete partitions
• Set or change drive letter (Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 only)
• Update MBR (Master Boot Record) with standard code

Safety and Recovery:

• Automatic generation and sending operations logs over email for quick and easy technical support
• Bootable Wiping Media providing the same interface and functionality under DOS
• Power Shield™ technology - resuming critical operations after power failure
• Disk surface test function

Easy to use:

• Virtual pre-execution for all not wizard-guided operations
• E-mail notification
• New Wipe Wizard enables to successfully destroy all on-disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures, thus providing high level of security, and that even beginners may understand
• Build up bootable wiping media with the DOS-based version of the program to boot from and destroy all on-disk information even when the current operating system cannot boot anymore
• Operations usually not possible under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 will be automatically performed in a special mode during OS reboot with a New easy-to-use GRAPHICAL user interface.

Auxiliary utilities:

• Script Generator
• Burn any ISO image with the help of the Wiping Media Builder