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nta, original poster. i read the docs. the links given for cleaning dumps don't seem to work, and every asshole on here is always talking about people being lazy. i just wanted to contribute myself. i know how to clear basic PDF metadata, but i had no way of knowing if that was all it took, since the phrase is always 'cleaning', not 'clearing metadata'. how should i know if there's more to it? i'm not an expert or an overconfident fool.

i have no idea what the advanced metadata means in this. there's gibberish and numbers. if a document's metadata looks like this, (with what i assume to be the only possible identifying data redacted, in the "stRef" category, which may also be nothing), is this clean, or do i need to go further? is it safe using a cracked version of adobe acrobat or should i use libreoffice or something?

it's not spoonfeeding if i can cook my own food and share it with you. i'm just asking how to operate the stove. if you don't teach anyone to do shit themselves you'll always have open mouths and useless hands.