Secure remove folder in Ubuntu

Secure remove folder in Ubuntu

Posted: 9 years ago in  Unix |

Safe delete confidential data on Ubuntu server/VPS should be taken care before service termination.

Wipe handle it good to ensure your data secured. It remove files and write null data several time on that disk location to prevent data rescue tools

Install wipe:

sudo apt-get install wipe

Then securely remove folder:

sudo wipe -r /path/to/folder

For quick process (default of 4 passes), use -q option

sudo wipe -r -q /path/to/folder

If you want define number of passes, use -Q, with X is a number

sudo wipe -r -Q X /path/to/folder

Now, it's safely deleted

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