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So. How are you guys doing today? Great I hope. Guess what? What was that? Sorry I did not hear you, can you repeat it one last time? …No the moon is not made of cheese – but nice try. Don’t worry I have something better to tell you about then a cheesy moon: another dotTech.org exclusive freebie =). Yes you heard (read) me correctly; with the ever gaining popularity of dotTech.org (thank you all for being constant visitors – long live tasty pizza dotTech.org) developers are more and more willing to promote their software on dT. Last time it was software from YL-Computing; this time it is software from EAST Technologies.
I am sure many of you have heard of the name “East-Tec” before; I am sure many of you have even used their software before. For the people who fall into either of the previous categories there is no need for explanation: you know first hand the top notch quality of East-Tec software. If you have never heard of East-Tec before nor experienced their software no worries; you can check them out for yourself now: today I am here to tell you about dotTech exclusive freebie of full free unlimited license to East-Tec Eraser 2008!
East-Tec Eraser is a program that allows you to securely delete files, data and user activity from your computer. You see usually when you delete something on your computer, it is not truly “deleted” in the sense that there are ways for the data to be retrieved. East-Tec Eraser allows you to delete files/data/user activity using secure erasing methods that make it near impossible for others to retrieve what you deleted.
The best way I would describe East-Tec Eraser is CCleaner + Heidi’s Eraser into one program. With East-Tec Eraser not only can you securely delete individual files and folders but you can also protect your privacy by securely deleting your Windows (applications/programs, email, P2P, etc.) data and Internet (almost all browsers are supported – including Chrome and Opera) activity. To help you with the former task, East-Tec Eraser has an easy to use interface where you can add multiple files and folders at once to delete; you also have the ability to add entries in your right click context menu. To help you with the later task, East-Tec Eraser has a built in application detector that will detect all the possible applications that it can erase the activity history from automatically; if East-Tec Eraser does not find a particular application that you use, you have the ability to add custom programs (by designating files, folders or registry entries) to delete the history from.
East-Tec Eraser boasts the ability to erase anything using methods from a normal erase to a Gutmann wipe (35 pass) and everything in between, including methods that match and surpass US Department of Defense 5220.22-M standards. Heck if you don’t like any pre-configured secure erasing methods you have the ability to create/define your own also (if you custom created method to securely erase files/data becomes popular and you become rich and famous, I expect royalties).
Additionally, you can use East-Tec to securely erase files/data/user activity that you previously deleted or use the built in disk wiper to securely wipe any hard drives (internal or external – including USB/flash drives) or select partitions.
There are still a few features that I have not even mentioned but I think you get the point: East-Tec Eraser kicks ***. I am sure you just want me to shutup and tell you how to get East-Tec Eraser 2008. To get East-Tec Eraser 2008 (full free unlimited license):
Supported OS: Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, 2000, NT, ME, and 98.
Windows 7 is not officially supported in East-Tec Eraser 2008 but it seems to work on Win7.
- Download East-Tec Eraser 2008 by clicking here.
Note: This is a dotTech.org exclusive offer. You may not copy, paste, or reprint this download link or upload the installation file anywhere else including private or public forums, blogs, file hosting services, etc. If you want to spread information about this offer, you may link to it by providing a permalink to your audience.
- Install East-Tec Eraser 2008 and run it. ***It is recommended for Windows Vista users to install as Administrator (and run as Administrator if you have any permission errors).
- You should see a “Reminder” window. On the window there is a “Free Registration” button. Click it:
- The registration page will open in your browser window. Fill out the proper information (registration name + email) and hit “Submit”.
Note: This is a dotTech.org exclusive offer. You may not copy, paste, or reprint the registration page link/URL anywhere else including private or public forums, blogs, etc. If you want to spread information about this offer, you may link to it by providing a permalink to your audience.
- Go check the inbox of the email you entered. You should have an email from “EAST Technologies Support <support@east-tec.com>” with the subject “Confirmation required for your dotTech.org registration of East-Tec Eraser 2008″. If you can’t find the email be sure to check your junk/spam box. In the email there is a link. Click on/visit the link. You will be brought to a page that gives you the option to either upgrade to East-Tec Eraser 2009 for $15 or grab the registration key for East-Tec Eraser 2008 for free. To grab the free key, scroll down and click on “Get Free Key!”:
- The next page will display your registration name and registration key:
Copy the key.
***Note: If you ever lose the key, just go back to the email you were sent and click on the link again to get the key back.
- If you left East-Tec Eraser open, go back to it. If you did not, run it. There should be “Enter Key…” at the bottom left:
Click on it, enter your registration name and registration key, hit “OK” and you are good to go.
- Enjoy.
Grats. If you have any problems please post below – I will try to help.
P.S. Similar to WinUtilities 6.2, East-Tec Eraser 2008 is not the latest version; 2009 is the latest version. If you enjoy East-Tec Eraser 2008 and find it to be a useful program, you can purchase East-Tec Eraser 2009 for $15 (normal price is $50 so you are getting a $35 discount). For literally pocket change ($15) you will get the latest version of an excellent software and 2 years of free updates/upgrades (in other words you will be able to download East-Tec Eraser 2010 and 2011 over the course of two years – keep in mind that the full free version of East-Tec Eraser 2008 offered to you here does not include free upgrades). And for people wondering: no dotTech is not receiving any commission what-so-ever from East-Tec.
Well that’s cheesy.
Thanks for the offer! I’ll be sure to look at it.
Thanks for this Ashraf. But can you tell me something? I installed and I clicked on the suggested wipe free space and it started reducing the size of my disc space on C drive. I stopped it at 4%, but what does this actually do? Does this mean it will delete all my free space? I had a sudden horror moment as I watched my free space disappearing. Can you advise?
Ozzie,
Um I don’t know why it reduced the size of your C:/ drive but what I understood “Wipe the free (unused) disk space” to mean is it merely cleans out your empty space. Your empty space is still there; you are just making sure none of the files that you have deleted before are still stored in the “empty” space.
Think of it like scrapping the paint off a wall. Your wall (the empty space) is there still but the paint (the deleted files) are not.
If you have concerns about this I suggest asking the developer about more info and so to why you see your partition becoming smaller before you go on. Also try looking in the help file. For instance I found this in the help files:
That could be why you are having issues.
Phew! Thanks for that! I restarted the laptop and saw that the space was still all there. Nothing like an adrenaline rush to get the blood pumping! Thanks again!
Worked very well with me
Thanks, Ashraf
5 Stars
Thanks for this.Has anyone ran this on Vista?
Hi Ashraf,
Thanks for the kind offer, but it just isn’t working out.
I just finished the East-Tec installation.
To my horror, other than the initial window prompting the free registration, I have not been able to open any East-Tec program without the CPU load going to 100% and the program hanging. I’ve tried rebooting, uninstalling, reinstalling, and it’s still the same reaction.
Have now contacted the support guys.
THANKS ASHRAF
I GOT a strange window telling me that upgrade subscription is expiered
i got a solution by clicking on the trial button you will get the same screen you posted ubove.
biginners luck :)
tks Ash
i think this is not the kind of software that one uses everyday, unless you’re security freak, but it’s good to have it around just in case.
mario from brasil
I installed ETE 2008. I get error messages when trying to register. I try to uninstall and reinstall but I keep getting ETE 2008 programs might still be running . Please close first. How can I stop it from running to uninstall? Regards
Hi Ashraf ,
i have same problem as Ozzie had.still wiping free space going on 2 hours before i started this process.i have hlaf of my system hard disk free space but now only 10 gb left.55% work has done so should i contiinue it. i don’t know what will happen.pls reply me as soon as posssible.
thanks
shilpi
clydemon,
It works fine on Vista. I run it on Vista myself.
Kite,
I am afraid I have no idea what is up with that.
Muhammad,
Did I miss a screen by accident?
Thomas,
No clue what is up. Check Windows Task Manager and close everything. You can also try booting into Safe Mode and try uninstall there (press “F8″ while rebooting your computer). If all else fails contact East-Tec support.
Shilipi,
Please refer to above comments; I posted an explanation why it may be happening. Also, Ozzie was just fine after
heshe restartedhisher computer.THANKS a lot Ashraf .
I was so eager to get this program I never even seen this.
***East-Tec Eraser works on Windows Vista, XP, Server 2003, 2000, NT, ME, and 98.Thanks Ashraf for this.
Thx for this and congrats on yet another software co. using you and your site to provide free programs and promote their software.
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for, a good program that not only erases/destroys deleted files but also erases previously deleted (not destroyed) files on the free disk space.
BTW forgot to add installed w/o any problem and registered w/o any problem on Vista. Haven’t run it yet, so don’t know if will have any problems.
Just wanted to point out the I always install new programs as Administrator in Vista that way I generally don’t run into installation problems.
Congrats on being linked to from Gizmodo!
I was pretty ecstatic myself when I saw that – thanks! :)
Hi all. Shilpi, it was fine (I placed my trust in Ashraf, and all was well). It actually shows that it’s running down the free space, and it will do that probably three times. When the free space is run through, it will go back up the right level. I am actually really impressed with this product. My laptop is firing on all cylinders and is much faster after I used it. And the free space wipe does take a lot of time, but it seemed to do the job.
Oh, and for the record, I’m not a “he”! :)
Hi all; yes the free space scan scared me when I got a message that another app had to close due to a lack thereof (and silly me for not having closed the app prior to scan). After the scan runs it’s course the free space is returned to it’s expected size. The process seems to operate in a similar way to a defrag, but without a GUI that demonstrates what is going on it did look like my C:\ was slowly being eaten. All in all this has to be the Grand Mother of all cleaners; CCleaner has not been replaced however (for me) as it works really fast on the majority of memory dumps. But for a good spring cleaning of the system this is great. I wonder how long it would take to do a 1 TB RAID?
:) Ahem …. “Ozzie was just fine after he she restarted his (her) computer.”
LOL!
****** lol. I missed the his. Fixed.
Phew – gender identity crisis over! :) LOL!
Ozzie u r right ………i also got very good speed after doing this process.initially it was scary.but results r too good.