Re: how secure is empty trash

[Ramon Tate]

I've been using SafeClean and SafeShred for some time now to securely 
delete files that I would rather not have hanging around on my eMac, 
and have been satisfied with them so far. Of course, the "acid test" 
for such products is difficult to apply, as one would have to dismantle 
the machine and subject the hard drive to analysis by a REAL data 
recovery expert, a process usually only warranted where the value of 
the data greatly exceeds the substantial cost involved. Then there is 
the "forensic" analysis situation where the drive is confiscated by law 
enforcement authorities and analyzed for incriminating evidence, but I 
sincerely hope that this is not a situation to which any one on this 
list is or should ever be susceptible to.

SafeClean and SafeShred are both currently $25 (plus  extra software 
for buying both) and offer a selectable number of passes using a 
variety of overwriting patterns. I'm not affiliated with company, just 
a satisfied user, given the caveat that I've not had to subject the 
results of their operations to professional scrutiny. YMMV.

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