Drag and drop queue
Add files and folders without worrying about spaces or special characters in file names.
Linux Mint desktop utility
Secure file shredding - made easy.
File Shredder is a GTK helper for GNU shred. Add files or folders, check the queue, confirm the final summary, then permanently overwrite and remove selected files.
Built for safer day-to-day use
A clear queue before anything destructive happens.
Expandable folders
Folder rows expand so you can inspect queued files before shredding starts.
Hidden-file prompt
When hidden files are found, choose whether to include them, skip them, or cancel.
Clear status colours
Ready, Waiting, Shredding, Destroyed, failed and permission states are shown directly in the queue.
Concise log
The app records successes, failures and permission problems without flooding the user with raw verbose output.
Linux Mint integration
The Debian package installs the app menu entry, icon and right-click file-manager integration.
Current build
File Shredder v2.1
The .deb package is recommended for Linux Mint because it installs the desktop menu entry and file-manager right-click integration.
The Flatpak bundle is provided as a single installable Flatpak file. It requires Flatpak and may need the GNOME runtime from Flathub.
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.deb package
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Flatpak bundle
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Secure deletion note
shred is most reliable on traditional hard drives. SSDs, NVMe drives, USB sticks and SD cards may keep hidden copies because of wear levelling. For flash storage, full-disk encryption or the drive's own secure erase feature is usually stronger than per-file shredding.