Comments on: Secure Empty Trash http://mactips.info/2006/03/secure-empty-trash Practical Tips in plain language — how to use your Mac, iPad, iPhone or iPod. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Monty http://mactips.info/2006/03/secure-empty-trash/comment-page-1#comment-9249 Monty Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:57:22 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=767#comment-9249 Well I had no professional opinion. My MacBook stopped recognizing my hard drive. While using it, Safari froze up, then I tried to force quit it and the dock froze and my mouse froze in position. I used the power button to turn it off. When I powered back up the next day no hard drive. So I took the drive out and put it in another MacBook and it did not recognize it. I used the recovery disc and was allowed access so I backed up my data. Then shortly after it did the same thing. So I tried the disc again and it allowed me access to my hard drive. It continues the same pattern. I want to use the recovery disc to wipe the hard drive and start fresh, I have not done it yet and was going to wait until I felt I possibly knew as much as I could about the issue. The drive still freezes, after a while, when using the recovery disc of the other MacBook. Thank you for your time and information. Monty Well I had no professional opinion. My MacBook stopped recognizing my hard drive. While using it, Safari froze up, then I tried to force quit it and the dock froze and my mouse froze in position. I used the power button to turn it off. When I powered back up the next day no hard drive.
So I took the drive out and put it in another MacBook and it did not recognize it. I used the recovery disc and was allowed access so I backed up my data. Then shortly after it did the same thing. So I tried the disc again and it allowed me access to my hard drive. It continues the same pattern.
I want to use the recovery disc to wipe the hard drive and start fresh, I have not done it yet and was going to wait until I felt I possibly knew as much as I could about the issue. The drive still freezes, after a while, when using the recovery disc of the other MacBook.

Thank you for your time and information.

Monty

]]> By: Miraz Jordan http://mactips.info/2006/03/secure-empty-trash/comment-page-1#comment-9246 Miraz Jordan Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:29:01 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=767#comment-9246 Monty, all hard drives die. In fact they have a statistic called Mean Time Between Failures. Some die after 10 or 20 years, others after 5 minutes, others at some other point. It really is just the luck of the draw. "Die" can mean many things though: bad sectors, the head sticking to the platter, other stuff. Who diagnosed that yours was dead? What did they say about the possible cause? Monty, all hard drives die. In fact they have a statistic called Mean Time Between Failures. Some die after 10 or 20 years, others after 5 minutes, others at some other point. It really is just the luck of the draw.

“Die” can mean many things though: bad sectors, the head sticking to the platter, other stuff. Who diagnosed that yours was dead? What did they say about the possible cause?

]]> By: Monty http://mactips.info/2006/03/secure-empty-trash/comment-page-1#comment-9243 Monty Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:25:47 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=767#comment-9243 Thank you for the quick response. So I am still on the quest for a logical reason why my hard drive decided to just die after a year. (2009 Macbook) Bought the macbook in 2010. I have replaced the 250gb hard drive with a 500gb since. Was not to sure about using "Secure Trash" all the time. I am thinking it died on me cause I would work on it till the battery went flat. Do you have any suggestions or links to possible hard drive failures. Thank you for the quick response. So I am still on the quest for a logical reason why my hard drive decided to just die after a year. (2009 Macbook) Bought the macbook in 2010.

I have replaced the 250gb hard drive with a 500gb since. Was not to sure about using “Secure Trash” all the time.

I am thinking it died on me cause I would work on it till the battery went flat.

Do you have any suggestions or links to possible hard drive failures.

]]> By: Miraz Jordan http://mactips.info/2006/03/secure-empty-trash/comment-page-1#comment-9242 Miraz Jordan Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:01:06 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=767#comment-9242 Not at all. Use it as you need it. Just keep in mind that once you Secure Trash something you really can't get it back. Cheers, Miraz Not at all. Use it as you need it. Just keep in mind that once you Secure Trash something you really can’t get it back.

Cheers,

Miraz

]]> By: Monty http://mactips.info/2006/03/secure-empty-trash/comment-page-1#comment-9241 Monty Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:08:02 +0000 http://mactips.info/tips/?p=767#comment-9241 Is it bad to use it every time you empty your trash can Is it bad to use it every time you empty your trash can

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