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Securely delete files

  1. TL;DR
  2. Further readings
  3. Sources

TL;DR

FIXME: add disk encryption considerations.

On systems with GNU userland:

  1. Pass files with shred.

On Mac OS X:

  1. Enable trim enforcement if it is using a SSD:

    sudo trimforce enable
    

Further readings

Sources

All the references in the further readings section, plus the following: