# Data Eraser - Shredder > Securely shred files, folders & free space so deleted data can't come back. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.oscartech.shredder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.oscartech.shredder) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.oscartech.shredder` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** OscarTech - **Category:** TOOLS - **Downloads:** 145 - **Version:** 1.06 - **Last updated:** 2026-08-18 - **First published:** 2026-08-18 - **Publisher country:** IN - **Size:** 5.25 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-10 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oscartech.shredder) - **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/data-eraser-shredder](https://sites.google.com/view/data-eraser-shredder) ## Description Data Eraser permanently shreds files, folders and free storage space so that
deleted data becomes extremely difficult to recover.

When you delete a file normally, Android only removes its directory entry — the
actual bytes stay on storage until something happens to overwrite them, and free
"undelete" tools can often bring them back. Data Eraser closes that gap: it
overwrites the file's contents with sanitization patterns before deleting it,
then truncates it to zero and renames it to a random name so neither the data
nor the filename survives.

◆ NINE OVERWRITE ALGORITHMS
• Zero pass (0x00) — fast single pass
• One pass (0xFF)
• Random pass — cryptographically seeded random data
• DoD 5220.22-M — classic 3-pass pattern
• DoD 5220.22-M ECE — 7-pass military variant
• Schneier method — 7 passes
• VSITR — German BSI 7-pass standard
• Gutmann — the full 35-pass method
• Custom — choose your own number of passes (1–35)

◆ WIPE FREE SPACE
Files you deleted before installing Data Eraser may still linger in free
storage. The free-space wiper fills unused storage with random data and then
removes the filler, overwriting the remains of previously deleted files. Your
existing files are never touched.

◆ SHRED ANYTHING
• Single files, multiple files at once, or entire folders with all sub-folders
• Batch shredding with a live progress bar showing every pass
• Confirmation dialog before anything is destroyed
• Cancel safely at any time
• Shredding continues in the background if you leave the app, with a progress
notification — large files finish even if you switch away

◆ CLEANS UP LEFTOVER TRACES
Deleting a photo often leaves the gallery entry and cached thumbnails behind.
Data Eraser also removes the file's entry from the system media database so it
stops appearing in Gallery and file managers. On Android 9 and older it shreds
the cached thumbnail files too, using the same overwrite algorithm you chose.

◆ PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• Works 100% offline — the app has no internet access
• No ads, no analytics, no account, no data collection
• Optional shred history is stored only on your device and can be cleared
anytime

◆ MODERN & SIMPLE
• Clean Material You design with smooth animations
• Dark theme by default, light theme available
• Works on Android 6.0 through Android 16

HONEST NOTE ON FLASH STORAGE
Phones use flash storage whose controllers may internally remap data blocks
(wear-leveling). Overwriting therefore makes recovery extremely difficult with
software tools, but no app can guarantee that every physical trace is gone.
For maximum protection before selling a device, combine Data Eraser with
full-disk encryption (on by default since Android 7) and a factory reset.

WHAT DATA ERASER CANNOT REACH
Data Eraser shreds the file you select, its gallery entry and — on Android 9 and
older — its cached thumbnails. It cannot reach copies that live outside its
access: backups already synced to Google Photos, Drive or another cloud; copies
other apps saved in their own private storage (messaging apps keep their own);
or copies on another device. From Android 10 the system thumbnail cache moved
into protected storage that no installed app can open, so there Data Eraser
removes the media-database entry rather than overwriting the cached image.
If a file mattered enough to shred, check your cloud backups too.

Use Data Eraser only on data you own or are authorized to manage. See the Fair
Usage Policy inside the app's About tab. ## Rankings - #1,834,261 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.oscartech.shredder.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Data Eraser - iShredder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.projectstar.ishredder.android.standard) — 1,402,441 users, 4.56 / 5 - [Shreddit - Data Eraser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.palmtronix.shreddit.v1) — 1,517,052 users, 4.08 / 5 - [Shredder - Data Sanitizer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.trictech.shred) — 7,867 users, 2.94 / 5 - [ZeroFill: Secure Data Eraser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ekyoulabs.zerofill) — 2,086 users - [Data Eraser - Data Shredder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.madmax.datashredder.android) — 136 users - [WipeOut - Data Shredder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.wipeout.app) — 374 users - [SuperDeleto-Permanent Deletion](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bigwiz.super_deleto) — 13,122 users - [Secure Eraser](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.securefileeraser) — 100 users - [StorageShredder - Secure Erase](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.starry.storage_shredder) — 78 users - [ZERDAVA File Shredder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.zerdava.fileshredder) — 7,931 users, 2.70 / 5 - [Phoenix Shredder: Secure Wipe](https://chrome-stats.com/d/im.shred.securewipe) — 1,122 users - [SDelete - File Shredder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.vb2labs.android.sdelete) — 394,416 users, 3.39 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.oscartech.shredder)