{{Norton Utilities component | name = Norton Disk Utilities | type = [[Operating System Utility]] software }} Disk Bleaching The action of overwriting free hard drive space with randomly generated data in order to remove any chance of recovering file data which might have been previously stored there or even deleted before. As you work on your computer and browse the Internet, you leave behind traces of your activity. This information not only wastes valuable disk space but also takes away your privacy. Even if you think that you have removed files there is still a chance of someone getting information from those deleted files. Utilities such as Norton Utilities wipes your tracks clean and removes unnecessary files for complete privacy and potentially improved PC performance by removing wasteful storage --Rss245x (talk) 23:20, 15 March 2012 (UTC)