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# sdelete
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> Securely delete file/directory from disk, or clean the free space on a volume/physical disk.
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> More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sdelete>.
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- Delete files with 3 [p]asses:
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`sdelete -p 3 {{path\to\file1 path\to\file2 ...}}`
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- Delete folders and its [s]ubdirectories with 1 pass (default):
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`sdelete -s {{path\to\directory1 path\to\directory2 ...}}`
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- Clean the free space of volume D: with 3 [p]asses:
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`sdelete -p 3 D:`
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- Clean the free space with [z]eros of physical disk 2, which should not contain any volumes to be cleaned:
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`sdelete -z 2`
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