Secure Wipe on Windows Pc
Developed By: Pinellas CodeWorks
License: Free
Rating: 3,6/5 - 2.397 votes
Last Updated: December 24, 2023
App Details
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1.09 |
| Size |
71.5 KB |
| Release Date |
June 13, 14 |
| Category |
Tools Apps |
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App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (2)]
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What's New:
Version 1.09- Emergency release to avoid crash when no external SD is present.Version 1.08- Update to address KitKat changes regarding secondary SD Card.... [see more]
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Description from Developer:
No root required. Free and contains no Adware. Does not connect to the internet.
In our continued effort to make this work with KitKat, we have had mixed results. So, if you are... [read more]
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About this app
On this page you can download Secure Wipe and install on Windows PC. Secure Wipe is free Tools app, developed by Pinellas CodeWorks. Latest version of Secure Wipe is 1.09, was released on 2014-06-13 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of Secure Wipe is 3,6. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 2,397 users, 601 users had rated it 5*, 1,254 users had rated it 1*.
How to install Secure Wipe on Windows?
Instruction on how to install Secure Wipe on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop
In this post, I am going to show you how to install Secure Wipe on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...
Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.
[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.
Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.
If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!
Step By Step Guide To Install Secure Wipe using BlueStacks
- Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
- Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
- Once installed, click "Secure Wipe" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D
[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more
[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.
How to install Secure Wipe on Windows PC using NoxPlayer
- Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
- Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
- The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Secure Wipe" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.
Discussion
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No root required. Free and contains no Adware. Does not connect to the internet.
In our continued effort to make this work with KitKat, we have had mixed results. So, if you are running KitKat, it may or may not work for you until I get time to investigate the issues with some phones. But, it's a free app with no ads and works for most people.
Please provide feedback to the developer rather than giving a low rating so that I can fix whatever is wrong. Also feel free to suggest improvements. Thank you.
It is possible to forensically extract information from a smart phone using mobile forensic tools such as Cellebrite and XRY even after it has been deleted. This utility can help to prevent that from happening by sanitizing the free space on a phone. Similar functionality can be found on desktop machines using utilities like CCleaner, Eraser, and File Shredder. If you are afraid of the government peeking at your phone and extracting and reconstructing deleted files, this is the app that you want.
This application does not delete files or clean the cache. Use other tools to delete files and clean the cache. Then use this utility to sanitize the free space.
Although we cannot guarantee that all free space will be sanitized, this application finds all of the free space that Android will give us in three primary areas where data is normally stored and overwrites it as completely as the phone will allow:
1. System - This is the protected data area shared by all applications.
2. SD Card - On some phones this is the actual SD Card and on others it is emulated SD Card space.
3. Optional SD Card - On some phones this is the actual SD Card and many other phones do not have this space. Samsung phones typically put the real external SD Card here.
To run the application:
1. Make sure that the phone has good battery/wall power.
2. Put a checkmark next to the sections of memory to sanitize.
3. Press the Start Wiping button.
4. Do not use the phone while the application is working.
The status area will indicate how the process is going.
Some have complained that after a wipe, they sometimes still see old files that were deleted using other apps. In my investigation I have found that the overwhelming majority of files are overwritten but occassionally one file is left intact. Also, sometimes you have thumbnail files of pictures in a database and you need to delete that file as well before running Secure Wipe Android does not always allow us to write to every free sector. Watch the statistics as it is overwriting to see if the free space count goes to 0 as it is writing. Also run the app more than once to get more thorough wiping since SD cards rotate their sectors in and out of service.
Many SD cards rotate blocks of memory in and out of use for wear leveling. As a result, it is possible that after sanitizing memory there could be some blocks that get rotated back in to use that were never sanitized. To mitigate this possibility, run this application twice which statistically will usually hit all blocks of memory.
This application has not been tested on all phones. Please provide feedback to the developer about any problems. It has been found to work on Samsung Galaxy S2, S3, S4 and Victory phones, the HTC Arrive and others. System space takes several minutes to sanitize and 8GB SD Cards can take up to half an hour. If the application is aborted before it finishes, there may be large files left on the phone. If this happens, simply reboot the phone and bring the application up and it will automatically look for these files and delete them at startup.
Version 1.09- Emergency release to avoid crash when no external SD is present.
Version 1.08- Update to address KitKat changes regarding secondary SD Card.
Version 1.07- Added additional method for detecting external SD cards on Sony Xperia.
Version 1.06 - Added additional method for detecting external SD cards.
Version 1.05 - Attempt to detect SDCard1 secondary SD cards.
Version 1.04 - Slight improvement to avoid crashing.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
