empty trash..

[emvogia]

How can I completely empty my trash? I mean how can I "securely" erase everything that is inside, in this way that it will not be recoverable any more!

Is it neccessary for a complete programm uninstall?

Thanx friends..!

 

[sirstaunch]

Presuming you are on OSX10.4 there is the option of empty trash or Secure empty Trash

And even more, go into Disk Utility and select erase, then erase free space. There is an option button for once over, 7 times over, and even 35 times over

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Be aware that securely deleting mass amounts of data can take a LONG, LONG time. If you have more than a few gigabytes free and you choose the 35-pass secure erase free space, be prepared not to use your computer for most of the day.

Even the 7-pass option takes quite a while.

Just a heads-up!

 

[ra3ndy]

To answer the second part of your question, no this is not necessary to uninstall a program.