This guide explains how to securely empty your Mac’s trash can. This function overwrites the old data on your hard drive with a bunch of 0s, making it harder to recover.
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1To securely empty the trash
Hold down CMD-SHIFT and right-click the trash can icon. You will now see the Securely Empty Trash option appear.
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Securely emptying the trash might take a while if you have a lot of files.
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