{ "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "# NTFSWIPE(8) (man)\n\n## NAME\n\nntfswipe - overwrite unused space on an NTFS volume\n\n## SYNOPSIS\n\nntfswipe [options] device\n\n## DESCRIPTION\n\nntfswipe clears all or part of unused space on an NTFS volume by overwriting with zeroes or\nrandom bytes.\n\n## Sections\n\n- **NAME**\n- **SYNOPSIS**\n- **DESCRIPTION**\n- **OPTIONS** (18 subsections)\n- **EXAMPLES**\n- **BUGS**\n- **AUTHORS**\n- **AVAILABILITY**\n- **SEE ALSO**\n\nUse structuredContent.sections for detailed options, examples, and full documentation.\n" } ], "structuredContent": { "command": "NTFSWIPE", "section": "8", "mode": "man", "summary": "ntfswipe - overwrite unused space on an NTFS volume", "synopsis": "ntfswipe [options] device", "tldr_summary": null, "tldr_examples": [], "tldr_source": null, "flags": [ { "flag": "-a", "long": "--all", "arg": null, "description": "Wipe all unused space. This may take significant time. If the option --unused-fast (or -U) is also present, the faster wiping method is used." }, { "flag": "-b", "long": "--bytes", "arg": null, "description": "Define the allowed replacement bytes which are drawn randomly to overwrite the unused space. BYTE-LIST is a comma-separated list of values in range 0-255 expressed in oc‐ tal, decimal or hexadecimal base." }, { "flag": "-c", "long": "--count", "arg": null, "description": "Define the number of times the unused space is to be overwritten. If both options --bytes and --count are set, the space is repeatedly overwritten this number of times by each of the values in the list." }, { "flag": "-d", "long": "--directory", "arg": null, "description": "Wipe all the directory indexes, which may contain names of deleted files." }, { "flag": "-f", "long": "--force", "arg": null, "description": "This will override some sensible defaults, such as not using a mounted volume. Use this option with caution." }, { "flag": "-h", "long": "--help", "arg": null, "description": "Show a list of options with a brief description of each one." }, { "flag": "-i", "long": "--info", "arg": null, "description": "Display details about unused space, without wiping anything." }, { "flag": "-l", "long": "--logfile", "arg": null, "description": "Overwrite the logfile (update journal)." }, { "flag": "-m", "long": "--mft", "arg": null, "description": "Overwrite the unused space in the MFT (main file table, which contains the file names, and the contents of short files)." }, { "flag": "-n", "long": "--no-action", "arg": null, "description": "Executes the wiping process without writing to device." }, { "flag": "-p", "long": "--pagefile", "arg": null, "description": "Overwrite the Windows swap space." }, { "flag": "-q", "long": "--quiet", "arg": null, "description": "Suppress some debug/warning/error messages." }, { "flag": "-s", "long": "--undel", "arg": null, "description": "Overwrite the space which had been allocated to a file which has been deleted recently and is still undeletable. This option is not compatible with --bytes and the replace‐ ment bytes are random ones or taken from a standard list." }, { "flag": "-t", "long": "--tails", "arg": null, "description": "Overwrite the space at the end of files which is unused, but allocated because the al‐ locations are always done by full clusters." }, { "flag": "-u", "long": "--unused", "arg": null, "description": "Overwrite the space which is currently not allocated to any file (but may have been used in the past)." }, { "flag": "-U", "long": "--unused-fast", "arg": null, "description": "Overwrite the space which is currently not allocated to any file, trying not to over‐ write the space not written to since the previous wiping." }, { "flag": "-v", "long": "--verbose", "arg": null, "description": "Display more debug/warning/error messages. This option may be used twice to display even more messages." }, { "flag": "-V", "long": "--version", "arg": null, "description": "Show the version number, copyright and license of ntfswipe." } ], "examples": [ "Wipe out all unused space in an NTFS volume.", "ntfswipe -a /dev/sda1", "Wipe out all deleted file names from an NTFS volume.", "ntfswipe -dms /dev/sda1" ], "see_also": [ { "name": "ntfs-3g", "section": "8", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ntfs-3g/8/json" }, { "name": "ntfsls", "section": "8", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ntfsls/8/json" }, { "name": "ntfsprogs", "section": "8", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ntfsprogs/8/json" } ], "section_outline": [ { "name": "NAME", "lines": 2, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "SYNOPSIS", "lines": 2, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "DESCRIPTION", "lines": 3, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "OPTIONS", "lines": 6, "subsections": [ { "name": "-a --all", "lines": 3, "flag": "-a", "long": "--all" }, { "name": "-b --bytes", "lines": 4, "flag": "-b", "long": "--bytes" }, { "name": "-c --count", "lines": 4, "flag": "-c", "long": "--count" }, { "name": "-d --directory", "lines": 2, "flag": "-d", "long": "--directory" }, { "name": "-f --force", "lines": 3, "flag": "-f", "long": "--force" }, { "name": "-h --help", "lines": 2, "flag": "-h", "long": "--help" }, { "name": "-i --info", "lines": 2, "flag": "-i", "long": "--info" }, { "name": "-l --logfile", "lines": 2, "flag": "-l", "long": "--logfile" }, { "name": "-m --mft", "lines": 3, "flag": "-m", "long": "--mft" }, { "name": "-n --no-action", "lines": 2, "flag": "-n", "long": "--no-action" }, { "name": "-p --pagefile", "lines": 2, "flag": "-p", "long": "--pagefile" }, { "name": "-q --quiet", "lines": 2, "flag": "-q", "long": "--quiet" }, { "name": "-s --undel", "lines": 4, "flag": "-s", "long": "--undel" }, { "name": "-t --tails", "lines": 3, "flag": "-t", "long": "--tails" }, { "name": "-u --unused", "lines": 3, "flag": "-u", "long": "--unused" }, { "name": "-U --unused-fast", "lines": 3, "flag": "-U", "long": "--unused-fast" }, { "name": "-v --verbose", "lines": 3, "flag": "-v", "long": "--verbose" }, { "name": "-V --version", "lines": 2, "flag": "-V", "long": "--version" } ] }, { "name": "EXAMPLES", "lines": 9, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "BUGS", "lines": 4, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "AUTHORS", "lines": 3, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "AVAILABILITY", "lines": 3, "subsections": [] }, { "name": "SEE ALSO", "lines": 5, "subsections": [] } ], "sections": { "NAME": { "content": "ntfswipe - overwrite unused space on an NTFS volume\n", "subsections": [] }, "SYNOPSIS": { "content": "ntfswipe [options] device\n", "subsections": [] }, "DESCRIPTION": { "content": "ntfswipe clears all or part of unused space on an NTFS volume by overwriting with zeroes or\nrandom bytes.\n", "subsections": [] }, "OPTIONS": { "content": "Below is a summary of all the options that ntfswipe accepts. Nearly all options have two\nequivalent names. The short name is preceded by - and the long name is preceded by --. Any\nsingle letter options, that don't take an argument, can be combined into a single command,\ne.g. -fv is equivalent to -f -v. Long named options can be abbreviated to any unique prefix\nof their name.\n", "subsections": [ { "name": "-a --all", "content": "Wipe all unused space. This may take significant time. If the option --unused-fast (or\n-U) is also present, the faster wiping method is used.\n", "flag": "-a", "long": "--all" }, { "name": "-b --bytes", "content": "Define the allowed replacement bytes which are drawn randomly to overwrite the unused\nspace. BYTE-LIST is a comma-separated list of values in range 0-255 expressed in oc‐\ntal, decimal or hexadecimal base.\n", "flag": "-b", "long": "--bytes" }, { "name": "-c --count", "content": "Define the number of times the unused space is to be overwritten. If both options\n--bytes and --count are set, the space is repeatedly overwritten this number of times\nby each of the values in the list.\n", "flag": "-c", "long": "--count" }, { "name": "-d --directory", "content": "Wipe all the directory indexes, which may contain names of deleted files.\n", "flag": "-d", "long": "--directory" }, { "name": "-f --force", "content": "This will override some sensible defaults, such as not using a mounted volume. Use\nthis option with caution.\n", "flag": "-f", "long": "--force" }, { "name": "-h --help", "content": "Show a list of options with a brief description of each one.\n", "flag": "-h", "long": "--help" }, { "name": "-i --info", "content": "Display details about unused space, without wiping anything.\n", "flag": "-i", "long": "--info" }, { "name": "-l --logfile", "content": "Overwrite the logfile (update journal).\n", "flag": "-l", "long": "--logfile" }, { "name": "-m --mft", "content": "Overwrite the unused space in the MFT (main file table, which contains the file names,\nand the contents of short files).\n", "flag": "-m", "long": "--mft" }, { "name": "-n --no-action", "content": "Executes the wiping process without writing to device.\n", "flag": "-n", "long": "--no-action" }, { "name": "-p --pagefile", "content": "Overwrite the Windows swap space.\n", "flag": "-p", "long": "--pagefile" }, { "name": "-q --quiet", "content": "Suppress some debug/warning/error messages.\n", "flag": "-q", "long": "--quiet" }, { "name": "-s --undel", "content": "Overwrite the space which had been allocated to a file which has been deleted recently\nand is still undeletable. This option is not compatible with --bytes and the replace‐\nment bytes are random ones or taken from a standard list.\n", "flag": "-s", "long": "--undel" }, { "name": "-t --tails", "content": "Overwrite the space at the end of files which is unused, but allocated because the al‐\nlocations are always done by full clusters.\n", "flag": "-t", "long": "--tails" }, { "name": "-u --unused", "content": "Overwrite the space which is currently not allocated to any file (but may have been\nused in the past).\n", "flag": "-u", "long": "--unused" }, { "name": "-U --unused-fast", "content": "Overwrite the space which is currently not allocated to any file, trying not to over‐\nwrite the space not written to since the previous wiping.\n", "flag": "-U", "long": "--unused-fast" }, { "name": "-v --verbose", "content": "Display more debug/warning/error messages. This option may be used twice to display\neven more messages.\n", "flag": "-v", "long": "--verbose" }, { "name": "-V --version", "content": "Show the version number, copyright and license of ntfswipe.\n", "flag": "-V", "long": "--version" } ] }, "EXAMPLES": { "content": "Wipe out all unused space in an NTFS volume.\n\nntfswipe -a /dev/sda1\n\nWipe out all deleted file names from an NTFS volume.\n\nntfswipe -dms /dev/sda1\n\n", "subsections": [] }, "BUGS": { "content": "There are no known problems with ntfswipe. If you find a bug please send an email describing\nthe problem to the development team:\nntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net\n", "subsections": [] }, "AUTHORS": { "content": "ntfswipe was written by Richard Russon, Anton Altaparmakov and Yura Pakhuchiy. It was ported\nto ntfs-3g by Erik Larsson.\n", "subsections": [] }, "AVAILABILITY": { "content": "ntfswipe is part of the ntfs-3g package and is available from:\nhttps://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/wiki/\n", "subsections": [] }, "SEE ALSO": { "content": "ntfs-3g(8), ntfsls(8), ntfsprogs(8)\n\n\n\nntfs-3g 2021.8.22 June 2014 NTFSWIPE(8)", "subsections": [] } } } }