FarJer Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Having just bought the Pro Version can't seem to change my settings; CCleaner shows secure deletion is set at "Normal" (Faster)... I have tried to click the change this to "Secure" (Slower), but this feature and the overwrite preference box is greyed out and currently shows complex overwrite 35 passes, as per the screen shot... Does anyone know how to change this over to secure, please?? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarJer Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Oh, forgot to state my Mac uses 500gb of flash memory, should this make a difference t possible settings?? Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted June 24, 2018 Moderators Share Posted June 24, 2018 not having a Mac, but I would guess it's due to you having a solid state drive. using secure wiping on a PC with CC pops up a big warning flag. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batdan Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 mta made a great guess. Don't know when it started, but El Capitan is the first OS I know of that denies use of Secure Erasing. I do wish Piriform, Apple and other developers would make it an option for all the people that use HDDs. We have to find third party applications that will perform this action. Do like mta says happens on PCs with a big warning. Not a big fan of SSDs. Waiting for the next great recording medium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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