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132 McAfee VirusScan Plus
Shred an entire disk
You can shred the entire contents of a disk at once. Only
removable drives, such as external hard drives, writeable CDs,
and floppy disks can be shredded.
1
Open Shredder .
How?
1. On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under Common
Tasks , click Advanced Menu .
2. On the left pane, click Tools .
3. Click Shredder .
2
On the Shred files and folders pane, under I want to , click
Erase an entire disk .
3
Under Shredding Level , click one of the following shredding
levels:
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Quick : Shreds the selected drive once.
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Comprehensive : Shreds the selected drive 7 times.
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Custom : Shreds the selected drive up to 10 times.
4
Click Next .
5
In the Select the disk list, click the drive that you want to
shred.
6
Click Next , and then click Yes to confirm.
7
Click Start .
8
When Shredder finishes, click Done .
Note: Do not work with any files until Shredder has completed
the task.