Alternately, I may simply delete any of the target files, and then use diskutil secureErase freespace (LEVEL) /Volumes/(DRIVENAME) . -russ
> On Nov 30, 2017, at 3:29 PM, Lee Larson <leelar...@me.com> wrote: > > On Nov 30, 2017, at 12:32 PM, preston....@twc.com wrote: > >> Currently using MacOS X ver 10.13.1 on my desktop computer. >> Does Terminal still have the srm function for use on hard disk drives? > > I think SRM was removed because it really isn’t needed on SSDs; trim does it > for you. On spinning drives, use rm -P instead. I encrypt all my drives so I > don’t have to worry about either one. > > L^2 > > --- > Lee Larson > leelar...@me.com > > Einstein was a giant. His head was in the clouds, but his feet were on the > ground. But those of us who are not that tall have to choose! — Richard > Feynman > Collective Electrodynamics: Quantum Foundations of Electromagnetism, 2002 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu > Archive: > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=B85ZjKL-RbeV3C4jr_5npIQmCrFiz2kifHYWFSNZMaU&s=P3KtjH0LU6PH8CsfMhXd37iDsEH7GKLfXZtDijtD7lU&e=> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
