You wouldn’t always want to wipe the entire drive volume. In fact mostly, you need to get rid of a few confidential and sensitive files beyond the scope of recovery.
The key difference between the two utilities is that unlike Stellar File Eraser, Disk Utility can’t secure-erase or wipe individual files and folders on Mac.
Plus, the Disk Utility implements only DoD 5220.22 M data erasure standard while Stellar File Eraser Mac features 3 International data erasure standards, DoD 5220.22-M (3passes), Zeroes and Pseudo- Random, etc.
With Stellar File Eraser, you can choose the desired eraser standard to wipe a Mac volume or destroy sensitive files beyond recovery.
Following are a few more key advantages of Stellar File Eraser over Disk Utility:
- Easy to use, intuitive user interface
- Secure-erases files, folder, and volumes
- Automates data eraser tasks
- Secure wipes hidden and sensitive data such as browsing history, saved passwords, autofill data, chat messages, email databases, card details, and more
- Secure wipes unused or empty space on Mac drives
- Generates digitally-signed and tamper-proof erasure report
- Helps meet regulatory compliances and data protection laws such as GDPR
- Compatible with Mac OS X 10.9 and latest versions up to 10.15 Catalina
