To secure erase files in the Trash, just:
Control-click on the Trash icon in your Dock, at the bottom of your screen.
Press the Cmd button.
Click "Secure Empty Trash."
And again, select "Secure Empty Trash."

Sent from Tim's Retina iPad 2

> On 22 Nov 2018, at 8:00 pm, rb...@iinet.net.au wrote:
> 
> maybe just Reformat?
> 
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>> On 22 Nov 2018, at 7:41 pm, Rod Blitvich <rb...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Folks
>> My wife is returning a Dept of Education teachers macbook.
>> She is not allowed to reformat.
>> How does she 
>> “safe delete” empty the trash to remove her files?
>> ta
>> Blitto
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>> Rod Blitvich  - Amy & Sam’s Dad
>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
>>  Good Ideas 
>>  0409 681 256  
>>  rb...@iinet.net.au 
>> 
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