# DataWipe

> DataWipe offers secure and thorough data deletion capabilities, allowing users to permanently erase sensitive files, folders, and disk partitions to prevent data leakage and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/datawipe](https://chrome-stats.com/d/datawipe)

## Overview

- **ID:** `datawipe`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** 22WIN
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-03-15
- **First published:** 2024-03-14
- **Size:** 25 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-05-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/datawipe/)

## Description

Utility: DataWipe utilizes advanced data deletion algorithms to overwrite and securely erase sensitive files, ensuring they cannot be recovered using data recovery tools. It offers options for wiping individual files, folders, or entire disk partitions, as well as scheduling automated data wiping tasks for added convenience.

Instructions: After installation, users can access DataWipe from the widget toolbar. They can then select the files, folders, or disk partitions they wish to wipe securely. DataWipe provides options for customizing wiping methods, such as specifying the number of overwrite passes and selecting cryptographic algorithms for data encryption. Users can initiate the data wiping process with a single click, and DataWipe provides detailed reports on the wiping progress and verification results.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `browsingData`
- `notifications`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/datawipe)