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A relatively safe method of deleting trashed locked files
Authored by: qwerty denzel on Aug 25, '06 12:53:42AM

That is usually my preferred method. It may take longer for large files, as the files are overwritten by random data.

Holding down the option key whilst selecting the menu item or performing the key command allows locked files to be deleted (which I always do by habit), but I seem to remember it not working for files that are still open or being used, while securely emptying handles them without a hitch.



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