Windows CLI Tool
rs-mahito
Cleanse your files from unwanted metadata.
Privacy-focused tool for NTFS filesystems.
Clean. Secure. Fast.
Remove privacy-sensitive metadata from your files with a single command.
Zone Identifier Removal
Clears the Zone.Identifier alternate data stream that marks files as downloaded from the internet.
Timestamp Reset
Resets file timestamps to a neutral date, removing temporal metadata that could reveal file history.
Owner Clearing
Removes file ownership information via SID manipulation, eliminating user identification traces.
Office Document Cleaning
Strips metadata from Office documents (docx, xlsx, pptx) by processing their internal XML structure.
Quick Start
Get started in seconds with a simple command.
Terminal
# Clean a single file
rs-mahito file document.pdf
# Clean all files in a directory
rs-mahito dir ./downloads
# Recursive cleaning
rs-mahito recursive ./project --yes