Wipe free space?

Does Zorin have something that wipes clean the free space? I mean, I'm a Windows user at the moment and I'm planning to jump ship, so I was wondering if there's anything, any software or anything, inside Zorin that can wipe out the free space? Windows doesn't have it, you have to install some software like Eraser to do it.

It would be great if something like that were available at a later date, if it's not currently. Thank you.

You can install programs like ubuntu cleaner, bleachbit or stacer on Zorin.

" Bleachbit is the most direct Linux equivalent to the Windows "Eraser" application for wiping free disk space. It provides a graphical interface to securely erase unused space on any partition, ensuring that previously deleted files cannot be recovered."

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IF you need tips on how to use that properly just call the Clinton's.....lol

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I personally like to use the Stacer APP to do that. It doubles as a resource monitor, as well as a cleaner.




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Hola amigo , para que queres borrar el espacio libre ? si con solo eliminar es suficiente ademas si usas SSD NVME eso cuenta como ciclo borrrado asi que si tienes de verdad SSD de cualquer tipo sea NVME o de otros como m2 olvidate de eso te lo digo en serio ya uqe eso desgasta el ssd a un nivel alarmante y te digo otra cosa si tienes activada el TRIMM eso se encarga de unificar las celdas que todas se desgasten por igual y si tu fuerzas eliminar el espacio libre con varios ciclos lo que estas haciendo es desgastarlo mas rapido . asi que mi consejo no uses mas ese programa sea linux o windows para ssd es suficiente TRIM activada y el se encargara y ademas a la larga cuando pongas un archivo nuevo ya no podras recuperar nada . pero por mi haz lo que queras si tienes suficiente dinero como para comprarte miles de ssd adelante yo no tengo tanto dinero asi que si dejo a TRIM en ssd .

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A valid point. We should have asked what type of drive in use.

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