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how effective is secure empty trash?............. not that i have anything to hide!
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It's very effective. It empties the trash and then writes data over the sectors so it can't be recovered.
That's how it's supposed to work. Personally I've never used it so I can't say.
That's how it's supposed to work. Personally I've never used it so I can't say.
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You can also use it for stubborn application files that won't delete. It will work even when they are in use in case you download a junk program you don't want. I use it for that all the time.
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I use a free application "AppCleaner" which also deletes all other files associated with the app to be deleted. Simply drag the application's icon from the "Applications" folder onto the opened "AppCleaner" window, all associated files will be listed and "Delete" and "Cancel" buttons appear for your selection.
Hope this (belatedly) helps.
Sincerely, PaulRanger1,
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Understood they had it solved as this thread is ten years old!
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And secure empty trash is gone with El Capitan.
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Fixed that for you. No 3rd party app will always delete everything associated with an application. The second best way to delete an app is to use the Uninstall function in that app, if it has one. The best way, unfortunately, is manual deletion. Apps like App Cleaner comprise the 3rd best way to do this.
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