How to Secure erase files in OS X without moving the files into trash?
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My Question is I want to erase a file in OS X Securely (like the function of "Secure Empty Trash") so that, the file cannot be recovered by using recovery tools. I don't want to empty the trash.
It is possible to erase Files Securely in OS X without moving the file to Trash ?
[**Note**: *Use caution applying old tools or methods to new systems.*]
Apple has deprecated all the tools (as well as secure empty trash) that used to overwrite files based on magnetic disk storage considerations. SSD don’t erase the underlying storage when the os deletes a file, so use encryption (which is now hardware accelerated and the default for all macOS systems).]
Asked by Aravindhan
(493 rep)
Jul 27, 2012, 10:30 AM
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