{"id":433,"date":"2018-08-30T08:58:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T13:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=433"},"modified":"2018-12-01T21:57:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T02:57:20","slug":"file-shredder-mac-app-store-user-reviews-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/2018\/08\/file-shredder-mac-app-store-user-reviews-update\/","title":{"rendered":"FileShredder Mac App Store User Reviews Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rev. Aaron Peters, OSB \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby aaronosb (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 8 August 2018<br \/>\nThis is a wonderful little application for deleting files and anything else your little heart wants to get get rid of &#8220;File Shredder 2.1 does exactly what the creators say it will do. It is a jewel of an application. I feel much safer with its operation when deleting files or applications.\u201d It\u2019s the best thing on the market yet.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fait le boulot \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Aalin (France) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 19 June 2018<br \/>\nFait le boulot<br \/>\n[ Google Translate:<br \/>\n<strong>Does the job \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Aalin (France) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 19 June 2018<br \/>\nDoes the job ]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does what it sayes on the packet \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby SIXPENCE569 (United Kingdom) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 30 May 2018<br \/>\nGood easy to use only issue was when it was awaiting the tedious Apple verification process but it gets there in the end<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great App only needs 1 thing \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Pengy7777777 (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 8 May 2018<br \/>\nshredding was NOT needed with my older OS system. So it was really annoying to have to BUY anything.  However, despite that, this app is really great and seems to do what is is supposed to do with Style. Easy to use and convenient. Desperately needs ONE improvement &#8211; please upgrade this app to NOT delete ORIGINAL files if you accidentally SHRED an alias.  Yes, I read the instructions and knew that but seriously, accidents happen. Why would you not treat them like the Apple OS trash can does? Luckily I am a cautious person and keep backups of anything really important.  Other than this Fatal flaw that might bite you, it is a great app.<\/p>\n<p>[ VT: Hi, thank you for your review. We would like to have aliases working properly with the drag-and-drop too, but unfortunately it is an OS limitation that we have no control of. While the OS can treat aliases specially for the Trash, Finder passes the target of the alias instead of the alias itself to all the other apps including built-in apps. We have reported this issue to Apple but have yet to come to a solution. ]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secure Shred Is What Was Missing \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Johnorsue (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 19 February 2018<br \/>\nSince Apple did away with their Secure Shred I\u2019ve been looking for something that would fill the bill. This does a great job.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Very Simple Security \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby jimmydoodlebug (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 8 February 2018<br \/>\nI should say right off that whether or not this app really makes things impossible to recover requires an act of faith, because how do you really know? But it seems to do just that and it does it in a very easy to use way. You simply drag the icon onto your taskbar and leave it there and then drag your files and folders onto the icon. It doublechecks to see how securely you want to shred, how many passes to make, and then when you say to start it chews your files until they can no longer be recovered. It gives you the choice of how many passes to make, the more the better but also the longer it takes. If you choose to make no passes it seems to work like the trashcan you already have on your Mac, so don\u2019t do that. It\u2019s simple, effective, and inexpensive.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Good application &#8211; especially useful on external devices for me. \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby I8what? (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 9 January 2018<br \/>\nWould like to get a list of command line options.  Perhaps they are documented somewhere, and I was able to script using application executable path followed by file path, but wondering if there is a flag to be able traverse folders, etc.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peace of mind \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Furiou Furd (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 15 December 2017<br \/>\nWorks as advertised with the additional benfit of no clutter.  Simple to use drag and drop or right click on what you want gone.  Wish they would make one to clean and super clean cache and library folders, and shred the cookies on auto.  App could be like an all in one eraser!!  I would buy it!!<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great little app \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby DOWmad (United Kingdom) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 15 December 2017<br \/>\nI am using this on high sierra and it works well.<br \/>\nThe only gripe I have is that there is no \u201ctime til completed\u201d. This would be very nice to have developers! :)<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great App \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby fstle (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 30 October 2017<br \/>\nThis is a great stand-alone app for secure file deletion.  I was using a another multipurpose application to do this until it caused numerous errors &#038; false warnings after I updated to the latest iMac OS. I have not had any failures with this application to date.  I really like the ease of use &#038; the ability to control the number of over-writes.  That is an option the previous app I was using didn\u2019t have.  Thanks VoidTech for a Great App!<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does not now work on Trashed Time Machine Backups \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby mangojooze (United Kingdom) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 18 October 2017<br \/>\nI\u2019d mistakenly tried to remove Time Machine backups by trashing them. This did not work and I wasn\u2019t able to empty the Trash so I tried FileShredder but the current version of FileShredder can no longer request the Admin privileges required to delete Time Machine backups. It does however get rid of other programs though. In conclusion, if your Time Machine reports \u2019No Room\u2019 because it isn\u2019t doing what it should be which is overwriting the oldest backups, just erase the disk and start your Time Machine backups again. Don\u2019t do what I did and try to trash them or you\u2019ll end up with downtime and a whole heap of problems.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essential \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby KGagne (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 5 September 2017<br \/>\nFileShredder restores essential functionality to macOS. I just wish there were a window I could drag files into, in addition to dragging them onto the FileShredder icon. Sometimes I double-click the FileShredder icon to open it, and it doesn&#8217;t result in any prompt or mechanism by which I can delete files.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simple Security \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby OverG (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 27 August 2017<br \/>\nGreat app. I leave it next to my Apple Trashcan Icon. Anything I want to delete without a trace goes it. Poof, it is GONE FOREVER IMMEDIATELY. <\/p>\n<p>Anything I may want to get back again, goes into Apple Trash. I think Apple Trash eventually deletes without a trace, but it requires an extra step, so anything put in there is definitely retrievable until that step is taken.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eases My Mind \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby gothmig (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 29 May 2017<br \/>\nI can\u2019t speak to the effectiveness of the security of this program, but it works beautifully in terms of ease of operation. I have found that there are remnants which are not removed completely. This I found by shredding files showing in the Trash. After having done so the Trash comes up as not being empty. Although you can\u2019t locate a file, there is obviously something left behind. Thus to conserve space it may be wise to dump all files to be deleted in the Trash then shred them from there, any remnant will be deleted when the Trash is dumped&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Tis a marvelous program in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>[ VT: Thank you for the great review!<br \/>\nPlease note that FileShredder would not leave something behind in the trash. Most likely you had something else hidden in the trash to begin with besides the items you selected for shredding. If you encounter this again, feel free to contact us at support@voidtech.net and we will be happy to help figure out what is going on. ]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Works Great \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Bullwraith (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 13 March 2017<br \/>\nIt does what it is advertised to do and does it smoothly and unobtrusively. I highly recommend it. Beinf able to right-click and secure delete a file is so great!<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Very User Friendly and As Described! \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby deneseann (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 10 February 2017<br \/>\nAn extra bit of reassurance that things are truly deleted, Easy to use THANKS!!<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Works great \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Jack2377 (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 15 January 2017<br \/>\nEasy to use and works well. Does what it says it will and gets out of your way. Great for single file deletion without having to dump everything in your trash.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Easy &#038; Fast \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby BMW-KTM (Canada) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 13 January 2017<br \/>\nAfter seeing how fast this app was, I very quickly got into the habit of doing all my file deletions with it instead of using the trash bin.<br \/>\nI literally use it every time I delete a file.<br \/>\nI find it is actually faster than using the bin as no dragging across the desktop and finding the bin is required.<br \/>\nI simply hover over the file, right-click and select shred in the pop-up menu.<br \/>\nDone.<br \/>\nYou can select mutiple files to shred at once.<br \/>\nYou can select and whole Folder to shred and all of its contents, including sub-folders, are gone.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a secure-shred option for those who are particularly sensitive about file deletions.<br \/>\nThat option does require your administrator password though so it\u2019s not as easy or quick.<br \/>\nFor the person who is very adamant about the destruction of a file that should be a small price to pay.<\/p>\n<p>Note:  If you are the sort of person who deletes files without due consideration and then later needs to recover a file then this app is prolly not for you.<br \/>\nContinue using the trash bin.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simply works \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby jillsi48803 (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 11 January 2017<br \/>\nI love this app as it\u2019s simple and works every time. Would highly recommend this to anyone.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great Product &#8211; Quick and Secure \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby For_sure (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 8 January 2017<br \/>\nThis is a great product to remove sensitive files you no longer need. Its quick and easy and most important\u2026 \u201cSecure from prying eyes\u201d. I would recommend this APP if you have files you want permanently and securely removed from your macOS device.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Great Masterpiece \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Lucamavi (Italy) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 2 January 2017<br \/>\nNever, like these times or , in other words, like this historical moment,  we need something that can give to us, more and more protection against those<br \/>\nwho aims to take what is our property: images, projects, softwares, notes, ebooks\u2026..in few words: our life\u2026\u2026.<br \/>\nWith this Great FileShredder , a real \u201cmasterpiece&#8221;, a  \u201cstate of the art\u201d built , you really reach a complete peace of mind<br \/>\nespecially when you need a so perfect functioning, effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>A must that you absolutely have, to own among your sw equipment.<br \/>\nSo,do enjoy this purchase and stay secure !!<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Handy and Efficient \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Macstever99 (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 30 December 2016<br \/>\nI use this when I have just used a single file I want to delete and write over many times. I drag it to FileShredder. Apple Trash can delete and write over files, but it does it for all the files in the Trash. Sometimes I just want to delete and write over one or some of the to-be-deleted files in Apple Trash. But since it is \u201call or nothing\u201d in Apple Trash, FileShredder fills this niche for me.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love it!! \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby WillMell (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 23 December 2016<br \/>\nFantastic App!! !I use it daily.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>really good \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby DethDance (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 20 December 2016<br \/>\nI hesitated in giving 5 stars cause this app just does what it says it does. Nothing more &#8211; nothing less. Yet it does it seamlessly and efficiently. Strongly recommended<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>L\u00e4uft prima \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby rwsaspo (Germany) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 15 December 2016<br \/>\nDen FileShredder habe ich schon seit Jahren in Benutzung. Nach dem Sierra-Update hat\u2019s eine Zeit lang gehakt, jetzt funktioniert er wieder wie eh und je.<\/p>\n<p>Sehr gute App!<br \/>\n[ Google Translate:<br \/>\n<strong>Runs great \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby rwsaspo (Germany) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 15 December 2016<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve been using the FileShredder for years. It has been hooked for a while after the Sierra update, now it works as it has ever done.<\/p>\n<p>Very good app! ]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAGNIFICA \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Veracampoli (Peru) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 14 December 2016<br \/>\nES LA MANERA MAS FACIL PARA DESHACERTE DE ARCHIVOS QUE NO QUIERES QUE NADIE VEA<br \/>\n[ Google Translate:<br \/>\n<strong>MAGNIFICENT \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Veracampoli (Peru) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 14 December 2016<br \/>\nIT&#8217;S THE EASIEST WAY TO DISCARD FROM FILES THAT YOU DO NOT WANT THAT NOBODY SEES ]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nice bump in speed \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby steve,cs (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 6 December 2016<br \/>\nWith the latest OS X upgrade my older version of this app was lagging a bit, but the latest update has made it faster than ever.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excellent app! \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Tom Frenock (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 5 December 2016<br \/>\nI use this app more than anything else on my Mac. It works great, and I prefer it to using the Mac trash. Hmmm, Its been years since I actually used the trash bin. I\u2019ve been using this shredder. Don\u2019t hesitate to buy it. It is well worth its price.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Perfect for my needs \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Amijohn (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 4 December 2016<br \/>\nI keep this on my Dock &#8211; right next to the Trash icon, where it reminds me to drag private files to the shredder rather than to the trash can. Obliterates files efficiently and quickly. One of my favorite tools.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>kullan\u0131\u015fl\u0131 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby sipru74 (Turkey) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 27 November 2016<br \/>\nUzun zamand\u0131r be\u011fenerek kullan\u0131yorum.<br \/>\nSon g\u00fcncellemeden sonra sierradda da g\u00fczel \u00e7al\u0131\u015f\u0131yor.<br \/>\n[ Google Translate:<br \/>\n<strong>handy \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby sipru74 (Turkey) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 27 November 2016<br \/>\nI like to use it for a long time.<br \/>\nAfter the last update, Sierra also works fine. ]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now working with osx 10.9.5 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby fasi55 (Austria) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 26 November 2016<br \/>\nHurray, runs now again under 10.9.5, it\u2019s great, Thank you!<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nach Sierra Update wieder Top \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby KeGes (Germany) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 23 November 2016<br \/>\nNach dem Sierra Update l\u00e4uft wieder wie vorher. Perfekt :-)<br \/>\nAlte Bewertung:<br \/>\nKnapp zwei Jahre war ich mit FileSchredder sehr zufrieden. Leider l\u00e4uft er unter Sierra nicht mehr. Sollte das Problem behoben werden und es wieder wie fr\u00fcher arbeiten, dann bin sehr gerne bereits die 5 Sterne zu geben.<br \/>\n[ Google Translate:<br \/>\n<strong>Top again after Sierra Update \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby KeGes (Germany) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 23 November 2016<br \/>\nAfter the Sierra Update runs again as before. Perfect :-)<br \/>\nOld Rating:<br \/>\nFor almost two years, I was very satisfied with FileScredder. Unfortunately, he does not run any more under Sierra. If the problem is resolved and it works again as before, then I am very happy to give the 5 stars. ]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ottima!!! \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby QWERTY_32GB (Italy) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 21 November 2016<br \/>\nFunziona egregiamente e vale i soldi richiesti :-)<br \/>\n[ Google Translate:<br \/>\n<strong>Great!!! \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby QWERTY_32GB (Italy) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 21 November 2016<br \/>\nIt works brilliantly and is worth the money required :-) ]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love it! \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby TrueSnowMan (Canada) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 20 November 2016<br \/>\nWorks great, super convenient to use and very quick.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Just the ticket \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby wearefoals (United Kingdom) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 3 November 2016<br \/>\nDoes exactly what I purchased it for, couldn\u2019t be easier to use, fast and safe<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great App \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Jcasasm (United States) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 25 October 2016<br \/>\nHave used it for 3 years and have never had a problem. Great peace of mind for $5.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Works just they said it would \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby eeetee20 (United States) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 25 October 2016<br \/>\nWrote an email to the developers right after upgrading to macOS Sierra. They said they were working on it and it would be ready in a couple of weeks. Just like they said, it was and it works flawlessly. The only thing I would ask for is perhaps a \u201cprogress bar\u201d to show how long the shredding is goint to take. Other than that I\u2019m good.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Works just they said it would \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby eeetee20 (United States) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 25 October 2016<br \/>\nWrote an email to the developers right after upgrading to macOS Sierra.  They said they were working on it and it would be ready in a couple of weeks.  Just like they said, it was and it works flawlessly.  The only thing I would ask for is perhaps a \u201cprogress bar\u201d to show how long the shredding is goint to take.  Other than that I\u2019m good.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schnelles Datei-L\u00f6schen \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Homesick Bob (Switzerland) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 25 October 2016<br \/>\nFile Shredder ist sehr schnell und gr\u00fcndlich\u2026 aber mit Vorsicht zu geniessen, ich glaube, das Programm w\u00fcrde sich noch selbst l\u00f6schen, so man es denn hiesse!<br \/>\nKein umst\u00e4ndliches Papierkorb-Managen, Datei auf&#8217;s Icon ziehen und gut ist&#8217;s\u2026 aber eben: VORSICHT!!!<\/p>\n<p>Einige Verbesserungen beim 2.0, empfehlenswert alle mal!<br \/>\n[ Google Translate:<br \/>\n<strong>Fast file deletion \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Homesick Bob (Switzerland) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 25 October 2016<br \/>\nFile Shredder is very fast and thorough &#8230; but with caution to enjoy, I think the program would still delete itself, so it would be called!<br \/>\nNo awkward trash-manage, pull file on the icon and that&#8217;s good &#8230; but just: CAUTION!<\/p>\n<p>Some improvements at 2.0, recommended all times! ]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now works on Sierra \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Capsfan16 (United States) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 19 October 2016<br \/>\n10\/19\/16 Latest update seems to have resolved the previously mentioned issues. Thank you for the update, the new app works great on Sierra.<\/p>\n<p>This app was a great buy and it worked really well. However, since I upgraded to Sierra it has not worked. I waited to write this review because I wanted to give the company time to get the app upgraded. This has yet to happen, nor has have I been able to find any mention of an upgrade on their website. If you are not going to upgrade to Sierra the app is good otherwise do not waste your time.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shredder is back and working again&#8230; \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Bob C77 (United States) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 19 October 2016<br \/>\nI have used this utility for sometime without any problems, up until the OS Sierra arrived and then the Shredder failed. But, now it\u2019s updated to version-2, and working again\u2026Nice utility for one important function, making sure your deleted files are truly deleted\u2026 glad it\u2019s back\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>-BC<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>You Can Buy This App Without Any Doubts. \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Nuserpentus (United States) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 19 October 2016<br \/>\nI had doubts, but I did read quite a few reviews here in the app store and elsewhere. I then took a chance on it, and I\u2019ve been nothing but VERY satisfied with it. No glitches. No hangups. No bugs. No downsides whatsoever. It\u2019s a splendidly elegant gadget which functions like a precision timepiece. VERY worth the price. You won\u2019t regret the purchase. {note: My original review, which you just now read, was written on 03\/05\/16. As many other Mac users did, I updated to the Sierra OS in September of 2016. This FileShredder app then became incompatible on Macs with the Sierra OS. I had numerous communications with the FileShredder developer, and was always treated very kindly, with courteous reassurances that an update to the FileShredder was being worked on, for making FileShredder compatible with the most current Mac OS again. As you, the reader, can now see, that update by the FileShredder app developer is now completed and will be part of all FileShredder purchases from now on. DO NOT LISTEN TO the uninformed, pompous, ignorant, hot-headed blowhard who wrote the review which you see directly before mine. He calls himself &#8220;stolendreams&#8221;, and he titled his review: &#8220;Sh..t or get off the pot !!!&#8221; He complains that the &#8220;update is taking way too long !!!&#8221; He has absolutely no awareness or knowledge about the extensive, labor-intensive, time-intensive, complicated approval process which all app developers must go through, under the authority and control of Apple, for having an app update examined and authorized by Apple before the update can be provided to the previous and future purchasers of the app, such as myself. I am not bothered at all, by the time I\u2019ve waited for the update making FileShredder compatible with Mac OS Sierra. Only dopes who have &#8220;Sh..t&#8221; on their minds (and evidently have &#8220;Sh..t&#8221; in their brains) would write a review like the review written on October 18th by someone calling himself &#8220;stolendreams&#8221;. His dream appears to be a fantasy in which there are no complex professional processes which app developers must submit to before their app updates are released. This app, FileShredder, is the best in it\u2019s category. The Very Best!!!!! Buy it. You won\u2019t regret the purchase. This app functions flawlessly and thoroughly, with exquisite simplicity. It is an app that you will truly love to have, and love to use. Buy it without any doubts. I had doubts before I bought it months ago, but its absolutely perfect performance has made all those doubts vanish without any lingering concerns. It truly is a perfect app. You are going to discover that for yourself, and then your general state of happiness is going to be increased accordingly, very enjoyably. You will be very glad to have relief from your search for the ideal file shredding app. This one is it. This one has earned the gold medal. This one is at the top of the ladder to file shredding excellence. It is MUCH MORE than worth the price!!!!!}<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>macOS Sierra \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Cutrambler (United Kingdom) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 19 October 2016<br \/>\nGood app that worked well and was easy to use until I switched to macOS Sierra. For a couple of weeks the macOS Sierra app update was in the authentication process with Apple. When eventually released by Apple the current (19 Oct 2016) app update works fine. Developer support team kept me well informed during the interim. Would buy again.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awsome App-!! \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby K-Drifter (United States) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 18 October 2016<br \/>\nIf you like to work fast, this app allows you to seculely delete documents, on the spot, with a right click. No more dragging to the trash, then erasing by holding down the option key. This is a simple, easy to use utility that definately deservs a AAA+++. Thanks for the top notch customer service with the whole Sierra update thing. I thought it was toast when I updated to Sierra, here it is approx two weeks later, and back in business with the new update. Great job guy\u2019s, again, another AAA+++<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great program \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Camp Ardoch (United States) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 18 October 2016<br \/>\nWorks great \u2026 Would be lost without it &#8230;<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Retired Marine  Geophysicist \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Geophizel (Canada) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 18 October 2016<br \/>\nThis is the most convient file destroyer in my experience available.<br \/>\nEven More important its Secure. A 32 pass secure shred of say photos on a flash drive<br \/>\nleaves nothing recoverable with a Phenix-Stellar recovery app.Clean as the day it was made.<br \/>\nCouldn\u2019t ask more of a freebie.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Works great with Sierra \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby YvesTas (Canada) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 18 October 2016<br \/>\nVery good App, esay to use.  Good support from VoidTech.  Highly recommended<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>File shredder \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby mikejean (United Kingdom) &#8211; Version 2.0 &#8211; 18 October 2016<br \/>\nGreat app. Secure shred Just the job.<br \/>\n Thanks Mike B<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great app, simple and effective \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby joeketch (United States) &#8211; Version 1.1 &#8211; 3 October 2016<br \/>\nI love this app. i use the secure shred for all my financial files, but the quick simple shred is perfect to eliminate single files of low risk. I\u2019ve used it for a couple years now and highly recommend it for ease of use and just doing the job. I see the dev team is updating it to work with Sierra &#8211; can hardly wait since I use it daily, and have already updated one of my Macs to Sierra and really miss it.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great shredder luv it \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby * Scotia * :) (United Kingdom) &#8211; Version 1.1 &#8211; 4 September 2016<br \/>\nYes its great luv it. can\u2019t live without it a must have for all pc users<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Another positive review \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby St\u00e9phanus (United States) &#8211; Version 1.1 &#8211; 17 August 2016<br \/>\nThis app does what it says and does it well: securely and permanently delete files. Well worth five bucks.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funktional, preiswert und leistungsf\u00e4hig \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Grabstein (Switzerland) &#8211; Version 1.1 &#8211; 24 July 2016<br \/>\nSehr gutes Preis-\/Leistungsverh\u00e4ltnis. L\u00f6schauftr\u00e4ge werden auch parallel durchgef\u00fchrt, so dass der Vorgang f\u00fcr mehrere Dokumente gleichzeitig nicht wesentlich verz\u00f6gert wird.<br \/>\n[ Google Translate:<br \/>\n<strong>Functional, inexpensive and efficient \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Grabstein (Switzerland) &#8211; Version 1.1 &#8211; 24 July 2016<br \/>\nVery good price \/ performance ratio. Deletion requests are also executed in parallel, so that the process is not significantly delayed for several documents at the same time. ]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excellent \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><br \/>\nby Letslucy (Brazil) &#8211; Version 1.1 &#8211; 4 July 2016<br \/>\nSince OS X El Capitan, my trash keeps getting bugged and refuses to empty itself or permanent delete any of its files. So, ever since, I downloaded the FileShreder to get rid of unwanted files. It\u2019s been my savior app.<br \/>\nDesde que atualizei para El Capitan, minha Lixeira vive tendo problemas, e n\u00e3o deleta permanentemente\/esvazia os arquivos. Desde entao, tenho usado o App FileShredder para \u201cpular\u201da Lixeira, e deletar tudo permanentemente direto. Nunca mais usei minha lixeira. Virou meu app salvador da p\u00e1tria!<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rev. Aaron Peters, OSB \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>by aaronosb (United States) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 8 August 2018\n<\/p>\n<p>This is a wonderful little application for deleting files and anything else your little heart wants to get get rid of &#8220;File Shredder 2.1 does exactly what the creators say it will do. It is a jewel of an application. I feel much safer with its operation when deleting files or applications.\u201d It\u2019s the best thing on the market yet.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fait le boulot \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>by Aalin (France) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 19 June 2018\n<\/p>\n<p>Fait le boulot\n<\/p>\n<p>[ Google Translate:\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does the job \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>by Aalin (France) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 19 June 2018\n<\/p>\n<p>Does the job ]\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does what it sayes on the packet \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>by SIXPENCE569 (United Kingdom) &#8211; Version 2.1 &#8211; 30 May 2018\n<\/p>\n<p>Good easy to use only issue was when it was awaiting the tedious Apple verification process but it gets there in the end\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great App only needs 1 thing \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>[&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[49],"tags":[7,11,58,50,43],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":443,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433\/revisions\/443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}