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Lamplighter · 12-19-2013, 08:56 PM

I've been working with my new Mac and trying out new financial software.
This involved moving files from my old Mac to an external drive
and then onto the new Mac.
In testing the software, I've moved various files into the Trash.

Well, since a few of these files held financial and personal data,
I decided to do an (irreversible) "Secure Empty Trash" deletion.

To my terror, an Alert window came up saying it was deleting 26,828 files

That was 3 hours ago... there are still 4,000 to go

12-19-2013, 08:56 PM	#445
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I've been working with my new Mac and trying out new financial software. This involved moving files from my old Mac to an external drive and then onto the new Mac. In testing the software, I've moved various files into the Trash. Well, since a few of these files held financial and personal data, I decided to do an (irreversible) "Secure Empty Trash" deletion. To my terror, an Alert window came up saying it was deleting 26,828 files That was 3 hours ago... there are still 4,000 to go