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Delete your files, permanently

It sounds strange, but deleting your data doesn’t destroy it permanently. Data Shredder does. It overwrites files multiple times to make them irretrievable.

What's the risk?

Emptying your PC’s trash bin isn’t enough to securely erase the data in those files. Anyone with access to your hard drive can recover that data with ease. So next time you sell, lend or repair your PC, make sure you get rid of your data permanently.

How can hackers steal my data?

Anyone with access to your hard drive can recover the data in your deleted files – which could be family photos or even videos. Data Shredder securely erases your deleted files by overwriting them with nonsense data. In other words, you can be sure your data has been fully destroyed.

Destroy your deleted files

Avast Premier comes with Data Shredder installed, to give you peace of mind, especially before selling or repairing your PC.

Got Avast Premier? Good - you’ve got Data Shredder too. To shred any file forever, just right-click it and select “Shred using Avast”. Looking to wipe the whole hard drive? Open your Avast and click on ‘Privacy’. The Data Shredder icon will give you all your shredding options.

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Run the Avast installer
Run the Avast installer
Run the Avast installer
Run the Avast installer
Run the Avast installer
Save the Avast file
Save the Avast file
Save the Avast file
Save the Avast file
Save the Avast file
Open the Avast file to install
Open the Avast file to install
Open the Avast file to install
Open the Avast file to install
Open the Avast file to install
Run the Avast installer
Run the Avast installer
Run the Avast installer
Run the Avast installer
Run the Avast installer
Click the downloaded file on the bottom-left corner of your browser.
Click the downloaded file on the bottom-left corner of your browser.
Click the downloaded file on the bottom-left corner of your browser.
Click the downloaded file on the bottom-left corner of your browser.
Click the downloaded file on the bottom-left corner of your browser.
Click Save File when prompted. Go to Downloads on the top-right corner to open the setup file.
Choose Save File when prompted, then click OK.
Click Save File when prompted. Go to Downloads on the top-right corner to open the setup file.
Click Save File when prompted. Go to Downloads on the top-right corner to open the setup file.
Choose Save File when prompted, then click OK.
Go to Downloads on the top-right corner and click on the downloaded file.
Go to Downloads on the top-right corner and click on the downloaded file.
Go to Downloads on the top-right corner and click on the downloaded file.
Go to Downloads on the top-right corner and click on the downloaded file.
Go to Downloads on the top-right corner and click on the downloaded file.
Go to your Downloads folder and click on the downloaded file.
Go to your Downloads folder and double-click on the downloaded file.
Go to your Downloads folder and click on the downloaded file.
Go to your Downloads folder and click on the downloaded file.
Go to your Downloads folder and double-click on the downloaded file.
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Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Open the Avast file to install
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Open the Avast file to install
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Confirm the installation
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Allow on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Allow on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Go to Downloads on the top-right corner to open the setup file and approve the installation.
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Go to Downloads on the top-right corner to open the setup file and approve the installation.
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Allow on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Allow on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Allow on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Yes on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
Click Allow on the system dialog window to approve the start of your Avast installation.
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Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Follow setup instructions
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
Click the button in the installer window to begin installation.
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