https://github.com/bitbeans/securedelete-net

Securely delete files on a HDD
https://github.com/bitbeans/securedelete-net

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Securely delete files on a HDD

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bitbeans/securedelete-net
• Owner: bitbeans
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-08-25T13:19:23.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-03-07T04:52:57.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-07-05T15:38:30.119Z (8 months ago)
• Language: C#
• Size: 16.6 KB
• Stars: 33
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# securedelete-net [![NuGet Version](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/securedelete-net.svg?style=flat-square)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/securedelete-net/) [![License](http://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/bitbeans/securedelete-net/blob/master/LICENSE.md)

Class to securely delete files on a HDD (only windows based systems).

**Current Features:**

- Ability to detect the underlying hardware (to prevent overwrites on SSD's)

- Overwrite files with simple random data

- Resets the file times

- Obfuscate file and directory names

## Status

Pull requests and/or optimization proposals are always welcome!

## Further reading 

[Data Evaporation from a SSD](https://samsclass.info/121/proj/ssd-evaporation.htm)

[DEF CON 21 - Sam Bowne - Data Evaporation from SSDs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG0orMGf_Go)

## Installation

There is a [NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/securedelete-net/) available.

## Example

```csharp

using SecureDelete;

Delete.DeleteDirectory(new DirectoryInfo(@"F:\MyFolderOnHdd"), true);

Delete.DeleteDirectoryWithoutDriveDetection(new DirectoryInfo(@"F:\MyFolderOnHdd"), true);

Delete.DeleteFile(@"F:\aFile.jpg");

Delete.DeleteFileWithoutDriveDetection(@"F:\aFile.jpg");

```

## License

[MIT](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License)