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Q: I downloaded OS X El Capitan and lost my Secure Empty Trash, I just have Empty Trash.  How can I get the Secure Empty Trash back?

I just downloaded OS X El Capitan and now I don't have the Secure Empty Trash in Finder, only the Empty Trash.  ow can I get the Secure Empty Trash back?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), iOS 9.0.2

Posted on Oct 16, 2015 12:47 AM

by petermac87,Solvedanswer
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A:

Secure Empty Trash is not a feature of El Capitan. You will have to contact Apple Support in your country for an explanation.

 

Cheers

 

Pete

Posted on Oct 20, 2015 4:37 PM

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  • by MrHoffman,

    MrHoffman MrHoffman Oct 20, 2015 5:57 PM in response to Whickwithy
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    Oct 20, 2015 5:57 PM in response to Whickwithy

    Whickwithy wrote:

     

    That article (the second one) talks about how to encrypt the whole disk image.  I cannot find one that talk about file>new image>image from folder...  While they are very similar, they are not the same thing.

     

    https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5841

  • by Whickwithy,

    Whickwithy Whickwithy Oct 20, 2015 6:47 PM in response to MrHoffman
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    Oct 20, 2015 6:47 PM in response to MrHoffman

    Hey, thanks!  Really buried, isn't it?  I had o luck doing a search for that.

  • by Whickwithy,

    Whickwithy Whickwithy Oct 20, 2015 6:52 PM in response to MrHoffman
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    Oct 20, 2015 6:52 PM in response to MrHoffman

    As I understand it, one can create files in the encrypted folder?  The article doesn't really say.

  • by dee.dee,

    dee.dee dee.dee Oct 20, 2015 7:06 PM in response to dee.dee
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    Oct 20, 2015 7:06 PM in response to dee.dee

    Thanks to everyone who responded to my question about the Secure Empty Trash.  I understand it is no longer available, and I have tried a couple of things that have been suggested.  Thanks again.

  • by R C-R,

    R C-R R C-R Oct 21, 2015 4:07 AM in response to Whickwithy
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    Oct 21, 2015 4:07 AM in response to Whickwithy

    Whickwithy wrote:

    Hey, thanks!  Really buried, isn't it?  I had o luck doing a search for that.

    FWIW, don't forget the builtin help system as a source of info. I opened Disk Utility Help & entered "disk image" in the search box, which quickly got me to the "Create a disk image" help page. There is even a separate section in it that details how to create a secure disk image.

     

    Usage note: the help system is dynamic, meaning it may not include much until you open it to some topic in the help viewer window & the relevant info is downloaded. This is good & bad -- good in that Apple can update it on the fly with the latest info, but bad in that using the search box in the drop down Help menu item won't find much until the relevant help pages are downloaded, which often won't happen until you open the help viewer & use its search box to look for info.

  • by Whickwithy,

    Whickwithy Whickwithy Oct 21, 2015 5:32 AM in response to R C-R
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    Oct 21, 2015 5:32 AM in response to R C-R

    I looked there, also.  They don't have a very good search engine.

     

    Deedee, if you are tired of this conversation, you  can always click where it says "following" at the top of the page.  You won't see all of this minutiae being discussed.

  • by R C-R,

    R C-R R C-R Oct 21, 2015 5:48 AM in response to Whickwithy
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    Oct 21, 2015 5:48 AM in response to Whickwithy

    Whickwithy wrote:

    I looked there, also.  They don't have a very good search engine.

    No kidding! It works fine ... after you have opened the help window & searched there for something, which forces the relevant help pages to be downloaded. Once you do that, then the search box in the drop down help menu will find the same help topics.

     

    I suppose the idea is to save disk space or something, but that is far from ideal & it is not at all obvious that is what it takes to get the results you want.

  • by JimmyCMPIT,

    JimmyCMPIT JimmyCMPIT Oct 21, 2015 5:52 AM in response to dee.dee
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    Oct 21, 2015 5:52 AM in response to dee.dee

    Avoid using the Terminal to do this. Secure Delete from Terminal can wipe your drive with a simple keystroke if you forget a single segment of syntax.

    I don' like that sentence, too many "s" words, but this ain't Englch class.

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