Drag the file or folder that you need to destroy and drop it to the Freeraser icon.

Confirmation alert

You will be required to confirm destruction of the item. Click “Continue” to destroy or “Cancel” to abort the operation.

NB! The destruction will start immediately without any additional notification if "Disable Alerts" option is selected in the System settings!


The shredding process will be reflected on the icon.

Sometimes destruction of files is a timely procedure. Occasionally you need to abort this operation. During the destruction the “Stop” button appears on the application icon (alternatively right-click tray icon and click "Stop" there).
You can abort the procedure at any time by clicking on it. The destruction process will abort and the partially destroyed file will be permanently deleted.

When the process is over, the icon will change back to its regular (idle) state.