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1) I'd like to +1 on request to add (at least an option) to add bleach bit "shred files" to context menu (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bleachbit/+bug/1654449).
There aren't many / any? file shredders for Linux ** with a GUI or context menu option ** - unless someone has found any.

2) This request shows a milestone for v2.2 in BB launchpad. That may be a long, long time? Not sure how exactly, but several portable apps offer context menu option.

3) For now, a "quick launch" icon can be added to Linux's panel. But if every program or function that's used from context menu instead was on the quick launch / panel, there'd be no room for running apps icons on the panel or taskbar.

4) Documentation on shredding should at least say *which* random generator is used (assume it's 1 pass of random data?).
Also if it finally overwrites w/ zeros?
Does BB wipe file names? Sometimes important.
Some shredders don't over write file / folder names.

5) Re: BB shredding buttons labeling inconsistency. On main menu, it's "Shred Files (Folders)."
But the browse to file screen shows "Delete" on the button -not Shred (not the same & a little misleading to some). Same for confirmation screen button. Dialog says "are you sure you want to permanently delete these files?," instead of shred or erase.

"Delete" never did & doesn't mean securely erase / shred / wipe / over write - in Windows or Linux. I suggest making all the button labels & dialog in the shredding process consistent.

To avg users, "Securely erase" probably better conveys the difference vs. deleting data. Many users think "deleting" is permanent.
Thanks.

Would have added this comment in launchpad - thought I registered for https://bugs.launchpad.net/bleachbit/. Apparently you must register on Ubuntu One's main site? I contacted their "CS" for clarification on certain vague wording in Ubuntu One privacy policy & TOS. Said were forwarding to legal & someone would get back - they didn't. So...

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1. I increased the priority for the ticket, but no guarantee if it will be done soon.

2. I am not sure what is going on with 2.0 as of right now, but it is planned to move to Python/GTK 3 after 2.0 is released, but a lot of the work is already done for that. It may take some time for it to be released stable though.

4. BleachBit uses a 1 pass and uses zeros for wiping. And yes, it does wipe file/folder names.

3/5: Please make GitHub tickets for these, unless there are already tickets for these. By the way, we are starting to use the GitHub tracker instead of Launchpad.

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Howdy folks,
To begin with, I'm a fairly literate user, but not a programmer (at least not yet). Fairly recently I transitioned out of Windows and over to Ubuntu (and wonder why in the world I waited so long).
I really like BB despite the fact that you got all your good press from the fact that mz clinton misused you (or maybe not). While using Windows, I used Erase to securely delete files and one feature it had that BB does not have yet is the ability to securely delete only the space occupied by items the user has opted to discard. It's not clear to me why this wasn't included in this project from the outset, but it wasn't and let's let it go at that.
The next question, of course, is when WILL this feature be incorporated into BB, more specifically into BB for Linux. After all, just b/c Linux used to be the semi-exclusive domain of the really hard-core, command line interface using set doesn't mean it has to (or is going to) stay that way. What I would like to know, without wishing to 'hold your feet to the fire' is when it is anticipated the feature of which I speak is going to be available in BB? In the meantime, I'll just keep on keeping on scrubbing down my multi-TB system every time I want to take out the trash .

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Please file a ticket at BleachBit respo at GitHub here: https://github.com/bleachbit/bleachbit

There is no eta on when it will be added or if it will be added at all.

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Also known as Alex.

Moderator for BleachBit and a maintainer for Winapp2.

Check out my open-source group on Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/opencommunity

Windows 10 x64 (switching to ReactOS in the future).