turn OFF secure empty trash
When updating to High sierra they took out the option in Finder preferences to turn on or off "Secure empty trash". I currently have it on and have no idea how to turn it off again. Help!
When updating to High sierra they took out the option in Finder preferences to turn on or off "Secure empty trash". I currently have it on and have no idea how to turn it off again. Help!
What makes you think you have Secure Empty Trash on all the time? Actually it's been removed from the system with the advent of SSD drives.
If you're getting this warning when you go to empty the Trash:
that's not secure emptying. It's only a warning to give you a second chance of changing your mind. You can turn that warning off in the Finder/Preferences/Advanced pane by unchecking this checkbox:
The only secure erasure is done in with Disk Utility and is only available for hard drives that are not solid state.
Seems there is no way to turn off secure empty trash. More sloppy work? Seems that way. I hope I am wrong.
Maybe you can help with the trash can not working at all? When I remove something to the trash can it just disappears. Nothing goes into the trash can, it just deletes.
Thank you for reeling it back to my actual problem. It is from the local trash and not from any external. I will give it a try and get back to you. Thank you so much!
turn OFF secure empty trash