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Completed with errors usually means the file was locked by something else - for example your anti virus application Try to temporarly disable the anti-virus app and see if you get the same errors.

eraser

Could you try this version: https://sourceforge.net/projects/eraser/files/Eraser%206/6.2/Eraser%206.2.0.2996.exe/download

Outside of the balackbox feature Eraser does not collect personal data. However - IF you check for updates it will connect to our website. The only thing collected there would be your IP address which we throw away after a few days.

Can you give me more details about how the error is triggered. for example does it happen with certain files or file sizes. Could these files be in use? What about anti- virus software is it running - what happens if you disable it while erasing? What version of Windows are you using?

Another method is to format the drive, run a freespace erase and format again. This will wipe any ghost entries in the directory tables read this tread: Erasing USB key Drives

When using SSD drives, a single pass is sufficient for deleting files. However, due to the architecture of SSDs, there's no guarantee that a file will be stored in the same location after saving it. To ensure complete removal of files, it's important to periodically run a free space erase.This...

Have you ran eraser as administrator?

can you try a previous version? Do you see any messages in the windows eventlog? Ths looks like something is blocking the install. What AV are you using?

You dont give up easy :) Maybe you are David?

the windows UAC is probably blocking eraser on startup in the registry editor navigate to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers] create a key C:\Program Files\Eraser\Eraser.exe and the value of ~ RUNASINVOKER RUNASADMIN reboot and let me know if...

can you check if there exists these settings in the registry [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Eraser] @="{BC9B776A-90D7-4476-A791-79D835F30650}"

This seems like a hardware issue or windows update. Have you applied the latest windows updates first? What happens when you remove some external drives?

Yes you need to do a full disk erase

The issue here is that windows still thinks the MSI file exists . I think you will have to delete the entries in the registry