MacBook Pro :: Unable To Secure Trash Using Os X Lion?
May 22, 2012I have mac pro having os x lion. I am facing problem of not emtying my trash basket.
I have tried it from finder and also with command key+empty secure icon.Â
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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Undo Secure Erase For Empty Trash Method?
May 8, 2012I am running Lion on a fairly new iMac 21.5 (bought it last September). Apparently I have changed the Empty Trash method to Secure Erase. I really do not need this nor do I want it as it takes forever to empty the trash. How can I get back to the old method of just emptying the trash?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)
Mac Pro :: Secure Empty Trash Is Secure?
May 10, 2010I have about 60 GB of data on a new 750 GB drive that I want securely erased as I am passing that drive on to someone else.
Zero out the drive or do a 7 pass is secure BUT takes a long time for 750 GB
What if I drag those files to trash and do a SECURE EMPTY TRASH - much quicker as I am not writing 750 GB of zeroes but is it as secure?
MacBook Pro :: Using Secure Empty Trash
Oct 11, 2010Basically, I am 'securely emptying my trash' as we speak. With that said, why exactly does it say that it currently has to empty around 400 something files? Does that include every single file I've deleted in the past, not using the 'secure empty trash'?
Also, once if I deleted my download history, not using 'secure empty trash', is there a way to retrieve it and use 'secure empty trash' to empty it once again?
I'm just a little confused about the 400 something files being deleted using 'secure empty trash'.
MacBook Pro :: Cannot Secure Delete Trash
Jun 26, 2014I have a late 2012 Macbook Pro version 10.9.3.
Attached to this are two external hard drives: Both are SeaGate, USB 3.0, 3TB, and are formatted to the ExFAT system.
I use these mainly for purposes associated with my job as an wedding video editor.
About a month ago, I received a few files from a client that they wanted to attach to their video and upon editing them I tried to delete the originals but was unable to as I got this message: "The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items". However, all other trash that I put in there is deleted when I secure delete so I'm sure it's not a problem with the system but rather with those files.
I have researched the problem online and have found some suggested solutions:
1. That I need to change the permission on the file in order to delete it. When I checked the file information it reported that I was able to "Read and Write" as with every other file.
2. I attempted the following suggestion that I found on another forum: Advanced tip about deleting locked filesIf there are several locked files in the Trash, you can unlock them all at the same time at the command line. Follow these steps:Open Terminal. It's located in /Applications/Utilities.Type: chflags -R nouchg Note: Type one space (not pictured) after nouchg in the line above, so that it ends in "nouchg ". Do not press Return yet.Double-click the Trash icon in the Dock to reveal the contents of the Trash. If necessary, arrange the Finder window so that a portion of the Terminal window is still visible.Press the Command-A key combination to select all files in the Trash.Drag the files from the Trash to the Terminal window. Note: This automatically enters the pathname for each file. This eliminates the need to individually empty multiple Trash directories, particularly when multiple disks or volumes are present.Press Return. No special text message will be shown indicating that the command was successful.Empty the Trash.
This did not work either as when I attempted to delete the same message appeared. Â
So my question is this, how do I permanently delete these files? Do I need to buy third party software to do this?
MacBook :: Making Secure Empty Trash Can?
Jan 24, 2009I'ves been trying to do some research on the "secure empty trash can" option and i can't find anything useful.
I've been having this problem where i can't simply "empty trash" and have to click on "secure empty trash" as it the only thing that appears !
To empty a trash can, it deletes 1 item per second and it's getting very tiring and long. Before, i didn't have the "secure empty trash" and wish to get the normal "empty trash"
MacBook Pro :: 2.16 HD Whining / After Secure Empty Trash
Feb 8, 2010I went to empty trash (secure empty trash more specifically) and a few minutes into the process, the hard drive revved WAY WAY up and is whining horribly. Time for a new hard drive or is there anything I can do? Also getting the beach ball with almost everything I do now.
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Feb 17, 2012I want to delete backup files that are more than a year old from my time machine. I moved them to trash and although it then asks if I want to remove secure items and I check yes, it then stops. As a result I can't securely delete any new files either since each time the same thing happens if I add a new file, none of it deletes.Â
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009), iOS 5.0.1
MacBook Pro :: Can't Use Empty Trash Or Secure Empty Trash?
Feb 16, 2012I can't empty my trash ! i dont know why?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
OS X :: How To Disable Secure Trash?
Oct 4, 2009Since I got SL and had a small trashcan, opened it up, and instead of emptying it via dock and just hit the "secure" button in the window out of laziness, every time I empty the trash, it does it securely, which takes a lot of time. I have a very large trash load and don't particularly feel like devoting the full CPU to writing over files I simply don't need anymore (mostly old downloads). Is this a feature? How do I disable it?
View 2 Replies View RelatedOS X :: How Unsecure Is Empty Trash Compared To Secure Empty Trash?
Aug 31, 2009I moved a bunch of files to the trash can after installing Snow Leopard, mainly backup files from OmniFocus.
I clicked Secure Empty Trash and over 500,000 items began deleting. These 500,000+ items deleted at the rate of 2-3 items a second. This would total 138 hours equaling over 5 days to Secure Empty the trash.
This is just ridiculous in my option so I just did the "Empty Trash" feature, showing me only 350 items, which deleted quickly in under 5 minutes...
So far I know with Secure Empty Trash that the trash is securely layered with 0's & 1's....but wonder what happens with just "Empty Trash?"
How easily accessible is it for someone to retrieve something that i've deleted?
OS X :: Secure Empty Trash Locked Up
Apr 5, 2010Under my finder list on the top of my IMac, I used to be able to click empty trash. Now its turned into secure empty trash. Secure empty trash always locks up and I have to relaunch finder, search for empty trash in help and use it that way. Does anyone know how to get the empty trash option back under my finder list?
View 3 Replies View RelatedOS X :: Enabling Secure Empty Trash Feature?
Nov 13, 2010How come when I enable the "Secure Empty Trash" feature and put something into the trash and then empty the trash it says it's emptying 4 things even though I only put one single item into the trash bin?
View 7 Replies View RelatedOS X :: Does Secure Empty Trash Shorten HD Lifespan?
Dec 9, 2009When I was looking up what the Secure Empty Trash option does I happened across a site that said that "this method might shorten the hard disk lifespan." Is there any truth to this?
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OS X Mavericks :: Secure Empty Trash Permissions
Aug 28, 2014when I try to securely empty the trash it tells me some items are locked and asks to continue with all? If I indicate yes, it stops and says I don't have permissions for all files. the files that remain are mainly old apps and .mp3 from iTunes.How do I fix these permissions to get them deleted?
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
OS X :: How Do I Stop Secure Empty Trash Process On Tiger?
Jun 23, 2009I searched the forum threads and couldn't find anything on this, apologies in advance if I missed it.
Like an idiot, I started "secure empty trash" and trashed some folders that are massive. The computer is getting hot (MacBook Pro 1st gen) and there are a lot - as in thousands - of files to go. I tried stopping the process, shutting down, and it wouldn't let me. Does anyone know how to do this?
I'm running OSX 4.11.
I know this was dumb. Did it right after a physical therapy appointment while multitasking and I wasn't thinking straight.
OS X :: Recovering Deleted Files From Secure Empty Trash?
Feb 23, 2010 i just deleted some files+emptied the trash... and just now read up about "secure empty trash", is there anyway to make sure the files i have already deleted are unrecoverable?
MBP uni 13" snow leopard.
OS X Yosemite :: How To Speed Up Secure Delete Of Trash Folder
Dec 4, 2014I have a MacBook Air with 256 GB of SSD and am running very close to the limit of available memory. To recover additional memory I issued an empty trash command while holding down the options key. The process has been underway for a few hours now.Â
There are over 1,238,000 items to be deleted. Items are being deleted at the rate of about one every five seconds. At that rate it is going to take forever for the process to finish. Â
Is there any way to speed up the process? Or an alternative the empty trash command?Â
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MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10)
OS X Mavericks :: Secure Empty Trash Starts But Disappears And Nothing Is Deleted?
Jun 27, 2014Working in Mavericks on an iMac 27. Secure Empty Trash starts but disappears and nothing is deleted. Is it safe to use Erase Free Space in Disk Utility?
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Jan 13, 2010I've noticed that when I "Secure Empty Trash" though it takes longer, I usually regain a lot of gigabytes back. Currently, as of this post i'm "secure emptying trash" and i've regained about 25GB's which sounds about right considering there was about that much worth of video recordings from my video camera I no longer needed.
In the past when I've just "deleted trash" i've seen different results. If I have say 10GB's in the trash and I just "empty trash" then i'll maybe gain back like a GB or 2. ...if anything.
So, my concern is...say currently with the 25GB amount of trash I have, If I decided to just "empty trash", I obviously would not have gained back all the 25GB's..., perhaps just a few, guessing something like 5GB.
Well, does that mean that those GB's that are emptied in the trash (not securely) are just lost forever?
..Or will I regain those GB's the next time around (say weeks later) I securely empty the trash with whatever happens to be in there (all new stuff in the trash)?
Am I making sense?
Kinda confusing to me cause I don't understand it. But I feel it's vital for me to get this and have the most amount of gigs available on my Mac now that i'm using about 30GB's per week filming stuff and editing it on iMovie.
OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Cannot Secure Empty Trash And Get Error Code -8003
May 31, 2012While trying to Securely empty trash, I get an error code -8003. The trash bin now has about 2 million files to empty. The large number of files are due to transferring numerous time machine back ups files to be deleted after a partial LaCie hard drive failure.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Unable To Put Anything In Trash
May 12, 2012Since updating to 10.7.4, I am unable to put anything in the trash without being prompted for the administrator password. This happens while signed in as administrator. How do I stop this needless step? It really slows down normal workflow.
Info:iMac (27-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
MacBook Pro :: Change Trash From Secure Empty To Just Empty?
Jun 30, 2012How do I change trash from secure empty to just empty?
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Apr 9, 2012When I check multiple messages for deletion in my IMAP inbox on my iPad or iTouch, I get an instant screen message: "Unable to Move Messages. The messages could not be moved to the mailbox trash." The selected messages do disappear from the stack but what is this message trying to tell me?
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iPad 2, iOS 5.1, Also in the iTouch
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Unable To Delete Things - Giving Empty To Trash Option Only?
Apr 19, 2012I have a little problem in that i wished to delete things from my time machine to make room (thats before i realised it did it anyway when it was full)the only way i found to do it was to empty to trash that was the only option that was given to me now it is in the trash it will not delete, i have read articles on here but they do not seem to work so wondered if anyone has managed to do this as i have over 23000 files in the trash that will not delete my local apple shop suggested deleting the time machine but the only option i get is to send to trash which i am reluctant to do
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Jun 26, 2012I am completely lost on what has happened to my computer. I have 900,007 photos in iphoto trash I am unable to delete. Each time I try I get a notice from apple. They are not my photos they are stuff from the internet I do not want and I do not know how they got there.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), had the computer since september.
Software :: Can't Empty Or Secure Empty My Trash?
Jan 9, 2009A few months ago I purchased a MacBook Air and I have 2 problems:
1. I cant empty or secure empty my trash. The stuff just stays there.
2. When downloading Mac OS X update I keep getting this message - The update �Mac OS X Update cant be saved
- Connection reset by peer. I made sure that my internet connection is working and that the power adapter was on.
MacBook Pro :: OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3) Cannot Sign Into Hotmail Says It Is Not Secure
Sep 10, 2014I have been trying to log into hotmail. Note comes up says the site is not secure.
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Empty Trash May Not Delete Folders In Trash If Using Network Home Directory
Apr 23, 2012I have two folders in my trash which I cannot empty. No matter how many times I try these folders will not go away. I have open the "info" link and marked them read and write without success.
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iMac
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Trying To Empty The Trash The Finder Asks For System Password Then Empties The Trash Immediately?
May 17, 2012OS 10.7.4 Trash does not work properly; when I empty the trash the finder asks for my system password then empties the trash immediately.
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OS 10.7.4, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
