How to shred files on a Windows PC

Do you know that files which you have deleted from your recycle bin are recoverable? Yes, it's true, deleting the files from the recycle bin doesn't delete them from the disk. It can be restored easily by using any professional tool. So, this can breach your privacy if such files contain personal contents. To prevent such types of threats, you should delete these files permanently from your device so that no one can restore them. 

Here you should notice one thing: Windows 10 doesn't provide any inbuilt file shredder tool. That's why you need to rely on any relevant tool that can make such deleted files unrecoverable. In this article, we will provide you with a holistic approach on how to shred files on a Windows PC by using trustable third-party tools.

Shred files mean such files which are permanently deleted from the system and can't be recoverable by using any software. There are many third-party shredding tools available in the market. You can choose any one of them as per your requirement. In this article, we will teach you how to shred files on a Windows PC by using some best reliable shredding tools available in the market. These tools will help you to shred files or folders on the desktop, shred files in the partition, and shred files in HDD or SSD. 

File shredder is the best shredding tool which is very safe and secure to use. This tool will help you create partitions, shred files, free disk space, disk optimization, and many more. You can download this tool from its official website.  

• Open the file shredder tool in your system and select the option to add a file from the program. This option allows you to add many files at the same time. 

• Now, check for the files which you have selected and click on the shred files now option to save the changes.
• There is another effective way to shred files in windows PC by using File Shredder. Open file explorer in your window. 
• Select the file or even a folder that you want to permanently remove from your system. 
• Check for the secure delete file option from the available options. 

• Click on the secure delete file option.  

There is another effective and reliable shredding tool for Windows PCs named CCleaner. 

CCleaner tool is the best file shredder to shred files on Windows PC. This tool will save you precious time and energy.  

• Download the CCleaner from its official website. At the end of the article, we provide a link to download this tool. 
• When you finished the installation procedure. Open this tool in your system. 
• Search for the files or folders such as recycle bin, which you want to delete permanently from your device. 

Now click on options>include>add>browse to add a file or folder in the system. 

Press the ok button to save changes. 

• Now you need to click on cleaner options and choose run cleaner if you want to initiate the shredding process of selected files in your windows PC. 

If you want to shred files from SSD then you should use the EaseUs partition master in your system.

EaseUS Partition Master is a dedicated tool specially designed to manage your disk partition effectively. This tool is highly efficient in wiping all data from your hard drive securely.  This tool gives you two options to erase data from the drive:- one by using disk wipe software and another by using the command.  We will provide you with comprehensive details about both methods.  

• Select the partition from your device that you want to remove. 
• Select the wipe data option and set any desirable time from the new windows to ease all data from the partition.
• Press the ok button. 
• At the top right corner, an 'execute operation'  option will appear which helps you to save your changes. 

If you're not a beginner then this method is best for you to wipe data from the drive. You have to follow these instructions to use these methods to wipe data from the drive:- 

• Press the windows+S key to open the command box in your system. Now type command prompt and right-click on the command prompt to 'run as administrator. 

• Permit to allow command and type disk part in the search box and press enter button. 
• Now diskpart windows will appear on the screen. Type the command which we provide below and then hit enter button after inserting each command:- 

°list disk

°select disk 1

°clean all

Look at the picture:- 

• Now, wait for some time until the data erasing process is complete. 
• Press on the cross button to close the command prompt. 

Congratulations, your whole data from the drive has been deleted permanently. 

Now erasing from windows is no longer a cumbersome task. In this article, we provide you with comprehensive details about shredding files on windows PC by using the best third-party reliable shredding tools.

We give you a detailed procedure to use File Shredder, CCleaner, and EaseUS Partition Master. These tools are 100% safe and secure to use. We recommend you use these tools if you want to shred files on a Windows PC.