GUI program to shred or wipe files with options to make sure they are unrecoverable?

Question

I have a quick question about file shredding. Is there any application with graphical interface capable of shredding files and folders?

I know bleachbit has that feature but there are no options or configurations and I really can't know if the files are unrecoverable or not.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 25 '16 at 20:12

The easiest option I could find with your requirements is nautilus-wipe.

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After installing, you'll need to completely close Nautilus. The easiest way to do this is to log out and log back in.
Open Nautilus, navigate to what you want to wipe, right-click on any file/folder to see the options Wipe and Wipe Available Diskpace
If you click on wipe, you will see the following:

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You can configure the options (type of wipe, number of passes, etc.) by clicking on the Options triangle:

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Clicking Wipe Available Diskspace on any item or within empty space in Nautilus will offer to wipe free space on the that partition:

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 11 '17 at 19:03

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You can also use bleachbit Install bleachbit . It can be installed in the Software Center.

edited Mar 11 '17 at 19:03

Community

answered Jul 10 '12 at 00:58

user66987

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 10 '12 at 05:37

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I realize OP asked for a GUI option, nevertheless, for those needing a scriptable comand-line option, You may use 'shred' from GNU coreutils.

     man shred

for full details.

answered Jul 10 '12 at 05:37

arielf

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