Wiping free disk space, clearing system logs and cache are effective ways to enhance privacy by ensuring that sensitive data is completely removed from a system. When files are deleted, they often leave behind residual data in the free space on the disk, which can be recovered by forensic tools.

Features:
  • Wipes free disk space, system logs and cache
  • Small codebase
  • Built in C++

Source code: https://github.com/umutcamliyurt/GrimWiper

  • slazer2auEnglish
    4•3 days ago

    When files are deleted, they often leave behind residual data in the free space on the disk they aren’t deleted, the reference to their location is removed but the data is still there until the space is used by something else.