Files deleted by the Macintosh through the trash can are easily
recovered using most disk utilities, including Norton and MacTools.
Burn securely erases data in sensitive files by overwritting the data
one or more times before the file is deleted. When with encryption
such as that provided by Enigma a user of Burn can keep their system's
sensitve data completely secure.

Although Next Wave Software reserves all rights to Burn (especially
for-profit redistribution), it is a free program provided as a service
to the Macintosh community.

Key Features of Burn
? Lightning fast file erasure
? Scriptable
? Erase Free Space command to protect all sectors on your disk
? Easy drag-and-drop interface
? User configerable erase pattern and erase passes

Download #1 is version 2.5 from 1998
Download #2 is version 2.2 from 1995
Download #3 is version 2.0 from 1994

> What's new in Version 2.5
>  Fully tested and compatible with Mac OS 8.5 and the Mac OS Extended
> file system Fixed a bug where not all free space was erased on
> volumes with more than 2 gigabytes of free space available.
>
> Burn 2.5 Release Notes
>  \----------------------
>
> Be sure to read the documentation fully, it's worth a couple of
> minutes. Two important warnings when using Burn:
>
> 1\. Unless you are using System Software 7.5.3 or newer: when an
> alias is dragged to Burn the original is destroyed, not the alias.
> This is different from the behavior of the Macintosh trash.
>
> 2\. Before using the erase free space option you should use a disk
> check
>  utility such as Apple's Disk First Aid to be sure your disk is
> healthy.
>
> If your disk already has a damaged directory Burn could damage it
> further. Don't hesitate to email me with questions or suggestions. I
> am most easily reached at one of the following addresses:
>
> <http://www.thenextwave.com/> <\- Web page, your best bet
>
> [[email protected]][1] <\- Prefered email address
>  Next Wave Software can also be reached by mail at:
>  3140 S. Peoria St. #247
>  Aurora CO 80014

Compatibility

The applications here require System 7 (and work fine on MacOS 9 too),
about 200k of disk space, and 400k of RAM. Next Wave Software made a
version compatible with System 6 (Presumably version 1), but we dont
have that here yet.

  [1]: mailto:[email protected]