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Selectively shred files with an Applescript droplet
I created an Automator-based Finder plug-in to achieve this sort of functionality. I find it easier to use the contextual menu instead of a droplet.
To create the plug-in: 1) Open Automator, and add two actions: Finder > Get Selected Finder Items, followed by Automator > Run Shell Script 2) In the Shell Script section, set Shell to /bin/bash, set Pass Input to as arguments, and enter the following in the command box
3) Select Save As Plug-in from the File menu, choose a Finder plug-in, and call it something obvious like Delete From Trash.To use, just select the specific items that you want to delete, control-click to get the contextual menu, and select Automator > Delete From Trash (or whatever you called the plug-in). For safety, it will only delete items in the trash (with .Trash in their path). Otherwise, if you control-clicked on your hard drive and selected the plug-in it would delete most non-system files! |
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