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Is Long Path Tool safe? Are there alternatives I can use?

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Is Long Path Tool safe?

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Is Long Path Tool harmful?

What are the best alternatives to Long Path Tool?

BitRaiser

When it comes to deleting files permanently and without a trace, then few programs are as good at that job as BitRaiser.

Not only does itsecurely erase sensitive files from the laptop, desktop, Mac, and servers beyond recovery, but it can also handle entire partitions, as well as smaller data like emails, browser history, and archives.

However, the best part about this tool is that it is as easy to use as the traditional Click and Delete key combination, so anyone can pretty much make use of it.

BitRaser

LockHunter

LockHunteris software that deletes files locked by other processes (that includes malware and harmful programs). The program isfreeand integrates into the Explorer menu; you only have to right-click on the desired folder or file and the program does the rest for you.

Just to contrast, on MyWOT: LockHunter has a trustworthiness of 91, while LongPathTool has 5.

⇒Get LockHunter

FileASSASSIN

Another free program that assassinates locked files. FileASSASSIN is developed byMalwarebytes, a company that specializes in fighting malware.

They claim to fix a variety of other errors when dealing with undeletable files, ranging fromCannot delete file: Access is deniedtoThe source or destination file may be in use.

On what makes their program unique, they wrote it uses:

Advanced programming techniques unload modules, close remote handles, and terminate processes in order to remove the particular locked file.

⇒Get FileASSASSIN

DeepRemove

DeepRemove is an open-source program that deletes hierarchies of folders that windows can’t deal with.

There is two versions of the program: one created with C# that has a user interface and deletes the folders by calling Kernal32, the other, created with C++, doesn’t have a user interface and deletes the folders by using the C++ standard library (STL).

The latter version must be run using the command line. You can find both versions and the source code onthe project’s GitHub.

⇒Get DeepRemove

In this article, we examined the popular Long Path Tool, and whether it is safe for use or not with a couple of testimonials. Then we provided a number of free programs to use if you felt like you couldn’t trust Long Path Tool.

Have you had any experience with the program and how it went? Did we forget a good alternative tool? Have you faced any issues none of these tools could fix? Please tell us in the comments section.

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