package main import ( "os" "path/filepath" ) func OverwriteDirectoryContents(directory string) { //walk the contents of directory recursively //and zero-out the files to the length of the file filepath.Walk(directory, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error { go func() { if err == nil { if !info.IsDir() { file, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_RDWR, 0) if err != nil { } else { defer file.Close() bytes := info.Size() file.Truncate(0) file.Write(make([]byte, bytes)) } } } }() return nil }) os.RemoveAll(directory) }