Q: Disk Utility Security Options Not Present - OS X 10.11.4
I am formatting my old Windows hard drives and I wanted to use the 7-Pass secure erase found here. OS X: About Disk Utility's erase free space feature - Apple Support I have 'erased' 4 drives tonight, but several things make me uncertain that this is functioning the way I want it to.
- I cannot find anywhere to specify the security options - 1-Pass, 3-Pass, 7-Pass, etc. I have done this in the past and there was a place to specify the method, in an advanced tab if my memory serves me correctly. I see no such option now. (see attached image)
- The process to erase is nearly instant. As soon as the platters begin to spin, DU says it's finished and the spinning stops.
I have looked through each of the app menus and cannot find any possibilities there.
Is there a way to ensure that I am erasing these drives, preferably with a 3 or 7-Pass method? ...or has this been simplified or removed from Disk Utility?
I am attaching information on my build and a picture of the Disk Utility's Erase window.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)
Posted on Apr 24, 2016 12:33 PM

