General tasks
You can use File Sanitizer to perform the following tasks:
●
Use a key sequence to initiate shredding—This feature allows you to create a key sequence (for
example,
ctrl+alt+s
) to initiate shredding. For details, refer to
Using a key sequence to initiate
shredding on page 69
.
●
Use the File Sanitizer icon to initiate shredding—This feature is similar to the drag-and-drop feature
in Windows. For details, refer to
Using the File Sanitizer icon on page 70
.
●
Manually shred a specific asset or all selected assets—These features allows you to manually
shred items without waiting for the regular shred schedule to be invoked. For details, refer to
Manually shredding one asset on page 70
or
Manually shredding all selected items
on page 70
.
●
Manually activate free space bleaching—This feature allows you to manually activate free space
bleaching. For details, refer to
Manually activating free space bleaching on page 71
.
●
Abort a shred or free space bleaching operation—This feature allows you to stop the shred or free
space bleaching operation. For details, refer to
Aborting a shred or free space bleaching operation
on page 71
.
●
View the log files—This feature allows you to view shred and free space bleaching log files, which
contain any errors or failures from the last shred or free space bleaching operation. For details,
refer to
Viewing the log files on page 71
.
NOTE:
The shred or free space bleaching operation can take a significant length of time. Even though
shredding and free space bleaching are performed in the background, your computer may run slower
due to increased processor usage.
Using a key sequence to initiate shredding
To specify a key sequence, follow these steps:
1.
Open File Sanitizer, and click
Shred
.
2.
Select the
Key sequence
check box.
3.
Enter a character in the text box.
4.
Select either the
CTRL
check box or the
ALT
check box, and then select the
SHIFT
box.
For example, to initiate automatic shredding using the
s
key and
ctrl+shift
, enter the character
s
in
the text box, and then select the
CTRL
and
SHIFT
check boxes.
NOTE:
Be sure to select a key sequence that is different from other key sequences you have
configured.
To initiate shredding using a key sequence:
1.
Hold down the
shift
key and the
ctrl
key or the
alt
key (or whichever combination you specified)
while pressing your chosen character.
2.
If a confirmation dialog box opens, click
Yes
.
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