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For more than a year I used the Secure Empty Trash feature in Finder to securely disgard of files with sensitive data. Little did I know that my Fusion drive was not compatible with this feature because of the way data is accessed on a Solid State Drive (SSD). This is an oversight on the part of Apple. IMHO, since the System Information app detects my Fusion drive, so the Findr app should not fall short in this area. Nonetheless, armed with this knowledge, I found a solution via encryption. Honestly, I could do this with Disk Utility alone, but Encryto is my second layer of security. So now instead of using the Secure Empty Trash feature in Finder, which is no longer available in OS X 10.11.x El Capitan, I use Disk Utility to create a 256-bit encrypted sparse bundle disk image. Next, inside this sparse bundle I create a folder, and move (Cmd+drag) all files and/or folders I wish to securely delete. Once all files and/or folders are inside this folder I drag the folder to the Encrypto app window to encrypt it with a finely crafted password, and save (save as) the encrytion file inside the sparse bundle. Finally, I eject the sparse bundle by clicking the eject icon in the Sidebar of the Finder, and put the sparse bundle in the Trash, and empty the Trash. It is not even necessary that I keep track of the passwords used to create the sparse bundle or the encrypted folder inside the sparse bundle because the sparse bundle is trashed. If you know how to create a finely tuned password, I think it is even more secure to delete files this way than it is to use software that would write over the data of the file(s) to be deleted, even up to seven times, but not up to 35 times because my data is not that sensitive. LoL Thanks for the freebie, MacPaw, Inc.! It is really great app!

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Encrypto: Secure Your Files

Encrypto: Secure Your Files

MacPaw Way Ltd

Encrypto is a free, easy-to-use app that lets you encrypt files with AES-256 encryption and then send them to friends or coworkers. It works on both Mac and Windows, so you can sen...

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App Details

Version
1.4.3
Updated
1 year ago
Released
May 2015
Price
Free
Platform
MacOS

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