Hello, on my host machine, I use CCleaner. But I’ve been reading that using CCleaner will not clean the saved data from the VM’s (I’m using virtualbox). How can I securely delete these files from the VM’s? Can I use bleachbit on the VM? Any suggestions? Thanks.
How do I delete saved data (cache, temp files, etc) from Whonix?
entr0py
#2
Bleachbit will work on VMs. But that’s a lot of faith you’re putting in it to know all of your specific workflows.
Use full disk encryption:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Advanced_Security_Guide#Full_Disk_Encryption
Read this first:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/FAQ#Is_there_a_substitute_for_Whonix.27s_lack_of_an_Amnesic_feature_.2F_Live_CD.2FDVD.3F_Forensics.3F
Use Virtualbox snapshots:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Security_Guide#VM_Snapshots
https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch01.html#snapshots
Search Internet for “virtualbox snapshots” for more tutorials.
David888
#3
Thank you. I noticed VB has built in encryption tools to encrypt a VM. If I encrypt the VM’s, does this encrypt the portion of my host HDD where is stores the files for the VM? Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask.