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Trash Compactor is a System Preference for Mac OS X 10.4 or later that allows you to automatically compact and securely delete your Trash. With Trash Compactor you configure a System Preference and then use your Trash normally, the automatic compaction and secure deletion happens in the background using the intervals that you set.
With Trash Compactor it is also possible, at any time, to manually: compact your Trash; Extract compacted Trash items; quickly Delete compacted Trash items that are not private; or securely delete compacted Trash items that are private.
With Trash Compactor it is also possible, at any time, to manually: compact your Trash; Extract compacted Trash items; quickly Delete compacted Trash items that are not private; or securely delete compacted Trash items that are private.
What's New
Version 1.1:
- Add 64 bit preferences pane so that System Preferences do not need to restart in 32 bit mode.
- Adds support for Mac OS X 10.7.
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later
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Trash Compactor is a System Preference for Mac OS X 10.4 or later that allows you to automatically compact and securely delete your Trash. With Trash Compactor you configure a System Preference and then use your Trash normally, the automatic compaction and secure deletion happens in the background using the intervals that you set.
With Trash Compactor it is also possible, at any time, to manually: compact your Trash; Extract compacted Trash items; quickly Delete compacted Trash items that are not private; or securely delete compacted Trash items that are private.
Trash Compactor provides 3 levels of secure delete so you can choose how secure you want your Trash to be.
Automatic features
Manual features
With Trash Compactor you never need to look at your Trash again.
With Trash Compactor it is also possible, at any time, to manually: compact your Trash; Extract compacted Trash items; quickly Delete compacted Trash items that are not private; or securely delete compacted Trash items that are private.
Trash Compactor provides 3 levels of secure delete so you can choose how secure you want your Trash to be.
Automatic features
- Enable manual or automatic Trash compacting
- Configure the time interval at which Trash Compactor looks for new Trash to compact
- Enable or disable the automatic deletion of old compacted Trash
- Configure the time interval after which Trash Compactor will delete old compacted Trash
- Configure the compacted archive format as .zip for maximum compatibility or .7z for maximum compression
- Enable or disable Secure Delete
- Choose the secure delete method
Manual features
- Compact Trash at any time
- Extract compacted trash items at any time
- Quickly delete trash items that are not private at any time
- Securely delete trash items that are private at any time
With Trash Compactor you never need to look at your Trash again.
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MUCH. TOO. EXPENSIVE.
For what it does. Please correct that and you may expect some business.
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ClarusAD reviewed on 24 Sep 2008
Hey guys : use TrashTimer, it's a freeware too :)
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16164/trashtimer
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ClarusAD reviewed on 23 Sep 2008
hey guys : use AppTrap, it's a freeware :)
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25323/apptrap
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a2295964 reviewed on 28 Jun 2008
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I rarely comment on Shareware pricing but US$24.95 for this simple prefpane is patently not going to sell many copies.
Surely this is a $5.00 shareware item.
God loves a trier.
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Bruce_y rated on 14 Jul 2011