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bleachbit_console — Clean junk files on the filesystem. More information: <https://docs.bleachbit.org/doc/command-line-i

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Problem

How to use the bleachbit_console command: Clean junk files on the filesystem. More information: <https://docs.bleachbit.org/doc/command-line-interface.html>.

Solution

bleachbit_console — Clean junk files on the filesystem. More information: <https://docs.bleachbit.org/doc/command-line-interface.html>.

Start the graphical user interface (GUI) version of Bleachbit:

bleachbit_console.exe --gui

Shred a file:

bleachbit_console.exe --shred {{path\to\file}}

List available cleaner options:

bleachbit_console.exe --list-cleaners

Preview the files that will be deleted and other changes that will be made before actually performing the clean-up operation:

bleachbit_console.exe --preview {{cleaner1.option1 cleaner2.* ...}}

Perform the clean-up operation and delete files:

bleachbit_console.exe --clean {{cleaner1.option1 cleaner2.* ...}}

Select the same options as in the GUI and add more to it:

bleachbit_console.exe --preview --preset {{cleaner1.option1 cleaner2.* ...}}

Code Snippets

Start the graphical user interface (GUI) version of Bleachbit

bleachbit_console.exe --gui

Shred a file

bleachbit_console.exe --shred {{path\to\file}}

List available cleaner options

bleachbit_console.exe --list-cleaners

Preview the files that will be deleted and other changes that will be made before actually performing the clean-up operation

bleachbit_console.exe --preview {{cleaner1.option1 cleaner2.* ...}}

Perform the clean-up operation and delete files

bleachbit_console.exe --clean {{cleaner1.option1 cleaner2.* ...}}

Context

tldr-pages: windows/bleachbit_console

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