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Re: Secure deletion on Mac OS X
From: Noah <focushacks () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 09:13:53 -0500
As has been mentioned, Safari's private browsing feature is good. Using "Reset Safari" will toast all cookies and history. It will leave bookmarks and the homepage intact, if I recall correctly. I don't personally do any browsing that I'd need to cover the tracks of, so YMMV. srm(1) from the OS X command line interface, by default, uses the 35-pass Gutmann algo. It then renames the file to something bizarre before unlinking it. srm is included with OS X, but it's maintaned at http://srm.sourceforge.net/ On 30 Apr 2007 03:00:53 -0000, barcajax () gmail com <barcajax () gmail com> wrote:
I use Eraser to securely delete files on my Windows XP desktop. I use CCleaner to securely delete my surfing history, cookies and cache. I'm looking for similar freeware secure deletion tools that can be used on Mac OS X. Mac OS X comes with its own secure deletion option but it does not have any options to configure. How does it fair against a tool like Eraser? Is there a better tool for Mac? How about a freeware tool to securely clear my surfing history, cookies and cache? My preference is for both tools to support the Gutmann method. Any recommendations would be appreciated.
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