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How to erase internet tracks
using ShredIt X
Mac OS X File Shredder
You can use ShredIt X to erase the temporary internet files created when you surf the web and that haven't been deleted yet.
- To shred the internet tracks you've previously deleted, see notes
- To ensure that all of your current internet tracks are erased, not just deleted you need to run this procedure each time you quit from your browser.
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Requirements
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Instructions
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Identify the location of all the cache files, history files for the browser you are using. (For the exact location, consult the help information provided with your browser.)
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Immediately after you quit from your browser, drag all the internet tracks on to the ShredIt Icon and drop them. (For more information, see "How to shred a file")
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Notes
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- For more detailed information about ShredIt X for Mac OS X, refer to the
- Your internet tracks would now be in free space if you've done any of the following:
- You've used the delete function in your email program to delete email, that email is no longer in the email trash can and you want to erase the email instead
- You've used a "clear cache", "erase history", "clear history" or "clear private data" function in your web browser and you now want to erase your cache or history instead
- Your browser has already deleted your internet cache, internet history or other internet tracks
- There's an important difference between the technical terms "delete" and "secure delete".
- The technical computer term "delete" refers to the type of computer function where the data is marked as deleted, but not really gone. Functions such as dragging a file to the trash/recycle bin and then emptying it marks the data as deleted so the space can be used again, but the data itself remains on the hard drive and recoverable until it is overwritten by something else. On a hard drive with lots of free space, this could take months or even years.
- On the other hand, the technical term "secure delete" refers to the type of computer function where the data is overwritten by other characters so the data can't be recovered. "Secure Delete" is also referred to as "clean", "wipe", "erase" and "shred". Computer software that performs this type of function is often called a "file shredder" a "data shredder" or "secure delete utility".
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