File Shredder is a file deletion program designed to permanently remove sensitive files from your computer, enhancing data privacy.
Within a certain limit, it is effective. However, modern SSDs use certain technologies to extend its lifetime, which has the side effect of ensuring that shredding is never perfect, and no software can fix that. But shredding significantly increases the difficulty of data recovery since it requires specialized software and hardware.
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3.1.018 May 2025
GNOME 48 Update
- Modernize circular progress indicator
- Fix various small memory leaks
- Support launching from DBus
3.0.220 Dec 2024
Update for GNOME 47
- Includes new file picker
- Halve shredding time by using more sensible iteration count
- Update Occitan, Slovenian and Italian translations
3.0.124 Jul 2024
Improve icons and branding
- Include branding colors
- Update icon for more legibility
- Update Hindi, Slovenian and Italian translations
3.0.02 May 2024
Add folder shredding
- Update to GNOME 46 SDK