Windows 10: What to do with your old PC?

Deleting files or documents “normally” on a Windows operating system simply moves those files to the recycle bin to start with. These files only disappear from view when the recycle bin is full or the user proactively empties it. In truth the files are still on the computer drive – only the references to them in the file system index have actually been removed. Read more…

NEW! O&O SafeErase 10: Secure protection of your company data!

Your company’s servers are the places where all internal information such as customer data and the figures for the sales and bookkeeping departments are gathered. That also goes for the backups containing vital information collected over years. If you ever decide to replace a single disk or an entire server with a new one, the information contained on your old material can quickly turn into a major security risk. Read more…

The Windows 10 Technology Guarantee from O&O Software!

As a long-term Microsoft Gold Partner, O&O Software wants to guarantee now that its top products in the current version (effective date May 1st, 2015) will function under Windows 10. This means that O&O Defrag 18, O&O DiskImage 9, O&O SafeErase 8, O&O AutoBackup 4, O&O DiskRecovery 10 and the current O&O PowerPack will be compatible with Windows 10 at release or an appropriate free update will follow. Read more…

Stifter-helfen.de vergibt IT-Stifterprädikat an O&O Software!

Auch dieses Jahr ehrt das IT-Spendenportal „Stifter-helfen.de – IT für Non-Profits“ wieder O&O Software mit dem Prädikat „IT-Stifter 2015“. Stifter-helfen.de bringt seit Oktober 2008 IT-Unternehmen, die ihre Produkte für gemeinnützige Zwecke spenden, und gemeinnützige Organisationen (Non-Profits) aus ganz Deutschland zusammen. Um die Arbeit der gemeinnützigen Organisationen zu unterstützen, erhalten diese auf dem Portal Zugang zu … Read more

O&O SafeErase 8 – New yet still supports XP

It’s the end of September 2014. Windows 10 is just around the corner. Why then release a product that still supports Windows XP? The operating system for which Microsoft officially ended all support on April 8, 2014. The very system that will no longer be updated and whose use Microsoft declares to be very risky. That’s exactly … Read more

The Dangers of E-Waste

We conducted a lengthy Study called Data, Data Everywhere and found that over 66% of used hard disks we obtained (almost 400) over eBay contained old data, often very sensitive and confidential as the photo here shows. With the ever-increasing disposal of old electronics, this risk is growing too and is as large for private individuals as it is for companies. Read more…