Opened 13 years ago
Closed 13 years ago
#10279 closed defect (fixed)
Wrong option to zero out the free disk space on Windows
| Reported by: | Ervin Varga | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | documentation | Version: | VirtualBox 4.1.8 |
| Keywords: | user manual | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
On page 129 (in the part, which explains the --compact option) of the User Manual (PDF version) the text erroneously describes how to zero out the free disk space on Windows. Namely, the following command is not correct:
sdelete -c
it should be
sdelete -z
Change History (4)
comment:1 by , 13 years ago
comment:4 by , 13 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Thanks, fixed in the documentation. The fix will be part of the next maintenance release.
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The -c switch is mentioned also in other sources. Do you know for sure the difference between -c and -z? Microsoft only says the -z is good for virtual disks, is there any more information available?