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Secure Erase Free Space Error Message
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1652286" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>That error is probably telling you that you don't have enough "continuous" free space in order to create the temp file for secure erase. It does not necessarily mean there isn't enough total space. And it would be a good idea to make sure you have a backup. When I do those sorts of things, I don't entirely trust Time Machine but instead make sure I have a cloned copy of my hard drive. Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper is what I recommend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1652286, member: 46727"] That error is probably telling you that you don't have enough "continuous" free space in order to create the temp file for secure erase. It does not necessarily mean there isn't enough total space. And it would be a good idea to make sure you have a backup. When I do those sorts of things, I don't entirely trust Time Machine but instead make sure I have a cloned copy of my hard drive. Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper is what I recommend. [/QUOTE]
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