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=== Zero out using fstrim === | |||
These days there's an alternative way for zero-ing out the parts of the disk that are not used using fstrim. | |||
The great thing about this is that it only zero's out the parts of the disk that are not zero and as such the disk does not inflate to its full size. | |||
== Zero out unused space on a Windows VM == | == Zero out unused space on a Windows VM == | ||