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Reply With QuotePresuming you are on OSX10.4 there is the option of empty trash or Secure empty Trash
And even more, go into Disk Utility and select erase, then erase free space. There is an option button for once over, 7 times over, and even 35 times over
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- March 2nd, 2006, 09:40 AM #1
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empty trash..
How can I completely empty my trash? I mean how can I "securely" erase everything that is inside, in this way that it will not be recoverable any more!
Is it neccessary for a complete programm uninstall?
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- March 2nd, 2006, 09:56 AM #2
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Be aware that securely deleting mass amounts of data can take a LONG, LONG time. If you have more than a few gigabytes free and you choose the 35-pass secure erase free space, be prepared not to use your computer for most of the day.
Even the 7-pass option takes quite a while.
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- March 2nd, 2006, 02:30 PM #4
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To answer the second part of your question, no this is not necessary to uninstall a program.
They say if you play a Windows disk backwards, you hear demonic chanting. That's nothing. If you play it forwards, it installs Windows.
btw...it's just pronounced "Randy". The 3 is silent. For no good reason.
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