O&O SafeErase does not specify specific requirements for the proper use of the program functions.
• The system requirement of each operating system have to be fulfilled
• 40 MB free hard disk space
• Supports 32 and 64-bit operating systems
• Supports multi core processors
• .Net Framework 4.7.1
• Windows® 8 till Windows® 10 (all editions),
• Windows®Server 2012 till Windows® Server 2019 (all editions):
Supported operating systems
| Operating system | Professional Edition | Workstation Edition | Server Edition |
| Windows® 10 | yes | yes | yes |
| Windows® 8/8.1 | yes | yes | yes |
| Windows® Server 2012* | no | no | yes* |
| Windows Server 2012 R2* | no | no | yes* |
| Windows Server 2016* | no | no | yes* |
| Windows Server 2019* | no | no | yes* |
*Core installations are excluded
| Supported Browser | Versions |
| Microsoft Edge® | 20-42 |
| Internet Explorer® | 6-11 |
| Mozilla FireFox® | 31-64 |
| Mozilla FireFox® Extended Support Release (ESR) | 31-60 |
| Google Chrome® | 30-71 |
Access permissions
You must be a member of your system’s local administrators group or possess comparable permissions in order to install and register O&O SafeErase. Domain Administrators normally already possess these permissions.