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Functions of Wipe Info

Wipe Info has several functions: Wipe File, Wipe Disk, and Wipe Unused Space.

• Wipe File is used to permanently delete a single file or folder of files. It is important to note that Wipe Info, while asking you if you want to do so, will wipe all files in a folder and any subfolders within the selected folder.
• Wipe Disk is used to wipe the entire contents of a volume. This option would be used when you want to remove all traces of data but do not wish to perform a low-level reformat on the volume.
• Wipe Unused Space is used to remove all traces of previously deleted files on a volume. This does not touch the currently active data on the drive.

 

If you attempt to wipe the boot volume, you see a "files in use" message. The only way to keep this from happening is to boot from the Norton Utilities for Macintosh CD or a secondary volume, and then wipe the drive by using the copy of Wipe Info that is stored on the CD or secondary volume.

Note

To use Wipe Info in Norton Utilities 7.0.x or Norton SystemWorks 2.0.x for Mac OS X, boot from the CD. When you boot from the CD, you boot into Mac OS 9.2 and use the Norton Utilities 6.0.3 version of Wipe Info. Wipe Info is located in the Norton Tools folder, which is in the Norton Utilities or Norton SystemWorks folder on the CD.

 

Read the section for the type of wipe that you want to perform:

	Permanently remove a file or folder
	1 Open Wipe Info. 2 Click Wipe File/Folder. 3 Select the file or folder that you want to permanently delete. 4 Click Wipe...  A warning message reminds you that will not be able to recover the file or folder later. 5 If you are certain that you want to permanently delete the file or folder, then click Wipe.

Permanently erase the entire contents of a volume

Note To wipe the entire contents of a volume, you must first boot from a secondary volume. After you boot from a volume other than the one that you want to erase completely, perform the following steps. 1 Open Wipe Info. 2 Click Wipe Disk. 3 Select a disk to completely wipe. 4 Click Wipe Disk...  A warning message reminds you that you will not be able to recover any data if you proceed. 5 Click Wipe if you are certain that you want to permanently erase this disk.

Permanently erase the unused space on a volume

Note To wipe unused space, you must boot from a secondary volume. After you boot from a volume other than the one that you want to erase completely, perform the following steps. 1 Open Wipe Info. 2 Click Wipe Unused. 3 Select the disk on which to wipe unused space. 4 Click Wipe Unused.  A warning message reminds you that you will not be able to recover any deleted files from this disk if you proceed. 5 If you are certain that you want to permanently remove all traces of deleted files, click Wipe Unused Space.

 

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