Nova Drive Erase Pro :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Don't Waste Your Money!

2006-07-21
My experience with this product was COMPLETELY NEGATIVE. It did NOT erase the hard drive data- instead it erased the Windows operating system. The data was still on the hard drive, but the computer could not be started again. To dispose of the computer I had to remove the hard drive from the machine and destroy it with a sledge hammer. I did not need useless software to destroy the drive. this software does not work and causes additional damage to the computer.

This company's customer service is even worse than the software-- consider yourself WARNED!

That Safe Secure Feeling......ahhhh.....

2006-03-03
I decided to donate my old computer to my son's high school. I began investigating software I could use to make sure all of my personal files were not recoverable even after I formatted the drive. I finally decided on this application. It was simple and effective! I put my trust in this software and it did not let me down!

Simple enough for a novice

2008-06-26
This was a very simple process for someone who does not do this type of work on a regular basis. It took less than an hour to do the entire process and have my old computer ready to give to someone to use for their children. I feel very confident that all of our personal information is off of the hard drive.

Good product, instructions could be more detailed

2008-05-26
For the average PC user, the instruction manual could be more detailed. Very little information included on reinstalling your operating system once you've used DriveErase to erase your hard drive. The software performed as promised, though, and offers several options, from fast/less-secure to extensive/super-secure. The instructions recommend which option to choose, depending on how the computer was used (home/office) and who will use it next (a friend, colleague or stranger).

Excellent Product

2008-04-07
This product worked perfectly. I had several computer systems that needed to be tossed or donated. I have used BC Wipe and other similar tools for electronic media sanitization before a friend recommended this product. I am glad he did.

The software comes with two discs. One disc is wrapped in a red CD sleeve. It is this CD that one must be careful of (red = warning). It is CLEARLY marked that if you insert this into the computer and reboot, it will ERASE your ENTIRE hard disk drive. As a matter of fact, you have to proceed through several steps in the wizard after you reboot with the CD loaded before it actually wipes your drive. You must tell it which disk (if you have more than one) and/or partition to wipe and with which method of destruction. It seems that perhaps others may not have read the directions or the warning banners in their entirety which were clearly displayed before their hard drives were wiped.

One nice feature is the disk editor utility. You can look at what your disk looks like after you have overwritten it with random characters or zeros.

The other disc is for loaded tools onto your operating system so that you can destroy internet traces, specific files, and removable media such as thumb and flash drives.

If you are looking for an easy tool that will securely wipe your drive for disposal (donation, garage sale, auction, etc...) this is a great tool for the money.

Did the job completely

2008-01-30
The software worked for me. The software comes with a 30 day money back guarentee from the manufacturer, Nova. It also comes with free telephone and email tech support. If it didn't work, why would they offer a money back guarentee and unlimited support?

I agree, don't waste your money on this!

2007-07-01
I used this software to erase my data from my old computer before selling it, and like the other reviewer, when it was finished doing it's damage, the computer could not be booted up. Even Dell couldn't help me. The rescue disc didn't work, nothing would boot up this computer. I wound up having to give the money back to the person who bought my computer, so I was actually OUT the $29.99 for the software. A huge disappointment!