This feature list covers BCWipe Total WipeOut Standard and Enterprise Wizard Editions. Features available exclusively in the Enterprise edition are marked with EE

    1. Whole drive erasure
      Full disk wiping technology cleans hard drives entirely, wiping data as well as erasing evidence this data ever existed.
    2. Hidden areas erasure
      Host Protected Area (HPA) and Device Configuration Overlay (DCO) are sections reserved by the drive controller and hidden from regular user or programs. HPA and DCO might contain bits of sensitive data susceptible to recovery. BCWipe Total WipeOut will automatically detect and clear HPA and DCO. 
    3. ATA Secure Erase support
      BCWipe Total WipeOut executes the hardware-level Secure Erase command from the disc controller that combined with the standard software-level data erasure techniques will ensure the most reliable results.
    4. NVMe User Data Erase support NEW!
      User Data Erase command, the analog of ATA Secure Erase will is executed for modern NVMe drives.
    5. Automatic freeze lock removal
      BCWipe Total Wipeout automatically removes freeze lock before wiping ATA and NVMe drives to enable support for ATA Secure Erase and other firmware-specific commands. 
    6. Sector level verification
      After finishing the wiping task, BCWipe Total WipeOut will perform a verification step eliminating the possibility of error by checking every sector and making sure the data has been overwritten for good. 
    7. Bootable USB or CD
      BCWipe Total WipeOut operates within a custom-made OS enabling customers to erase devices independently of their native OS, even when there is none. BCWipe Total WipeOut Configuration Wizard will help configuring a USB or a CD EE / ISO EE image. 
    8. Secure Boot support NEW!
      Certified by Microsoft for compatibility with the Secure Boot protocols, BCWipe Total WipeOut 5 enables seamless integration with existing hardware configuration. 
    9. Widest hardware support
      BCWipe Total WipeOut enables erasure on the widest range of hardware from NVMe SSD wiping in modern laptops to large-capacity HDD wiping in server systems, including support to wipe Sparc EE and Itanium EE architecture.
    10. Mac erasure NEW!
      Securely erase data from any Mac device. BCWipe Total WipeOut enables wiping on Intel-based Macs including those with T2 chip as well as the newest Macs with Apple Silicon (M1).
    11. Removable drive erasure
      Eliminate all traces of data from USB sticks, external hard drives, SD cards and other portable storage devices prior to disposal or reselling. BCWipe Total WipeOut automatically detects removable media and applies a wiping policy tailored for flash memory type. 
    12. Network storage erasure EE
      Detect and wipe SANs and similar iSCSI storage devices available in your network with BCWipe Total WipeOut.
    13. Pre-configured wiping policies based on media type
      HDD, SSD, hybrid drives and removable media are all built unique memory types. To ensure the most effective results and minimal lifetime impact, Jetico engineers developed a set of wiping policies tailored for each of the memory types. BCWipe Total WipeOut automatically detects the drive type and applies the best suited policy. 
    14. Automatic and manual mode of operation
      Adjust BCWipe Total WipeOut to your preferred method of operation - from full manual control to complete automation with pre-configured parameters. 
    15. Hotplug support
      When erasing large amounts of drives, save time by replacing wiped drives with the next batch on the go. With support for hotplug, BCWipe Total WipeOut can detect new drives without the need to restart the system.
    16. Customizable verification NEW!
      Boost performance by spending less time on sector-by-sector verification. Set up a custom verification threshold between 0 and 100% and BCWipe will randomly sample and verify the selected amount of sectors. 
    17. Hexadecimal drive inspector
      Use a built-in HEX viewer to compare disk sector contents prior to and after wiping. 





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