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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!

Posted on Dec 11, 2017 11:09 AM

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Posted on Dec 11, 2017 11:23 AM

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:

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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:

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The only secure erasure is done in with Disk Utility and is only available for hard drives that are not solid state.

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