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start up disk full how to securely delete files quickly over 200,000 files in trash

MacBook Pro start up disk full. How to delete files securely quickly. I seem to have over 200,000 files in trash.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)

Posted on Aug 4, 2015 12:55 PM

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Posted on Aug 4, 2015 12:57 PM

Move anything which contains sensitive data out of the Trash and then empty it normally. The option to do so securely is intended for files which contain sensitive information and not as a method of freeing up space.


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start up disk full how to securely delete files quickly over 200,000 files in trash

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