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Strix Disk Cleaner

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#3 of 17
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7.1
Strix Disk Cleaner's website

The facts below are what the maker publishes about Strix Disk Cleaner, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From Strix Disk Cleaner's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
FreeFreeWindows and Linux · offline operation · whole-drive erasure · Free — open-source (MIT)

The facts

Each one read from Strix Disk Cleaner's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Build provenance
The maker reports GitHub SLSA Build L2 provenance attestations alongside release checksums.checked 15 Oct 2026
Code signing
The builds are not yet code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn on first run.checked 8 Oct 2026
Code-signing limit
Windows binaries are not yet code-signed and may trigger SmartScreen warnings.checked 15 Oct 2026
Documentation
The repository includes README, Linux usage, Windows installation, security, signing, changelog and contribution documents.checked 15 Oct 2026
Download verification
Each release publishes SHA-256 checksums for verifying downloaded files.checked 15 Oct 2026
Erase methods
It uses hardware sanitize where possible or multi-pass overwrite.checked 8 Oct 2026
Erasure limitation
Overwrite is described as reliable for HDD Clear-level erasure, while remapped or hidden flash areas may remain unreachable without hardware sanitize.checked 15 Oct 2026
Hardware methods
Supported hardware paths include blkdiscard, nvme sanitize and ATA Secure Erase through hdparm.checked 15 Oct 2026
Independent mirror hardening detail
The mirror documents absolute-path PowerShell elevation and offline SHA-256 verification as hardening measures.checked 15 Oct 2026
Independent mirror security detail
A GitHub mirror's security page states that Windows protection checks boot/system flags, disk number, serial and size before every destructive step.checked 15 Oct 2026
Independent mirror testing detail
The same mirror reports unit tests covering refusal of root, mounted and mounted-partition disks while allowing unmounted data or loopback devices.checked 15 Oct 2026
Intended users
The maker describes Strix Advanced Tools as open-source privacy and security tools made for people who care about privacy.checked 8 Oct 2026
License
Source code is released under the MIT license.checked 15 Oct 2026
Mounted-disk protection
Linux refuses disks with mounted partitions, including disks backing the root filesystem.checked 15 Oct 2026
Offline operation
The maker states that the desktop tools make no network calls, use no telemetry and require no account.checked 15 Oct 2026
Post-wipe actions
The Windows implementation can repartition, format and issue TRIM after erasure.checked 15 Oct 2026
Privileges
Windows raw-disk access requires a UAC elevation, while Linux erase commands require root privileges.checked 15 Oct 2026
Purpose
Strix Disk Cleaner permanently wipes entire drives to NIST SP 800-88 and DoD 5220.22-M standards.checked 8 Oct 2026

Where it runs

Installation Linux
Ubuntu and Debian users install the supplied .deb package and run strixwipe from a terminal.checked 15 Oct 2026
Installation Windows
Windows installation uses a setup wizard that creates Start-menu shortcuts and an uninstaller.checked 15 Oct 2026
Linux edition
The Linux version is a unit-tested command-line eraser.checked 8 Oct 2026
Linux interface
Linux ships strixwipe as a command-line eraser with unit-tested safety logic.checked 15 Oct 2026

The company

Maker funding
The about page describes a spare-time, zero-budget project with no paid tiers, subscriptions or advertising.checked 15 Oct 2026
Maker identity
Strix Advanced Tools is described as an independent side project run by four computer-science students in Germany, with no company behind it.checked 15 Oct 2026

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