HP EliteBook 8570p HP ProtectTools Getting Started - Page 94
Customizing a shred profile, View Details, Apply, Settings, Advanced Security Settings, Details
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3. To view the assets that are selected for shredding, click View Details. a. Selected items will be shredded, and a confirmation message will be displayed. Unchecked items will be shredded without a confirmation message. Select the check box to display a confirmation message before shredding the item, or clear the check box to shred the item without displaying a confirmation message. NOTE: Even if the check box for an asset is cleared, the asset will be shredded. b. Click Apply. 4. Click Apply. Customizing a shred profile When you create a shred profile, you specify the number of shred cycles, which assets to include for shredding, which assets to confirm before shredding, and which assets to exclude from shredding: 1. Open File Sanitizer, click Settings, click Advanced Security Settings, and then click View Details. 2. Select the number of shred cycles. NOTE: The selected number of shred cycles will be performed for each asset. For example, if you choose 3 shred cycles, an algorithm that obscures the data is executed 3 separate times. If you choose the higher security shred cycles, shredding may take a significant length of time; however, the higher the number of shred cycles that you specify, the less likely it is that the data can be retrieved. 3. To select the assets to be shredded: a. Under Available shred options, click an asset, and then click Add. b. To add a custom asset, click Add Custom Option, and then browse or type the path to the file or folder. c. Click Open, and then click OK. d. Under Available shred options, click the custom asset, and then click Add. To remove an asset from the available shred options, click the asset, and then click Delete. 4. Selected items will be shredded, and a confirmation message will be displayed. Unchecked items will be shredded without a confirmation message. Select the check box to display a confirmation message before shredding the item, or clear the check box to shred the item without displaying a confirmation message. NOTE: Even if the check box for an asset is cleared, the asset will be shredded. To remove an asset from the shred list, click the asset, and then click Remove. 5. To protect files or folders from automatic shredding: a. Under Do not shred the following, click Add, and then browse or type the path to the file or folder. b. Click Open, and then click OK. 84 Chapter 8 File Sanitizer for HP ProtectTools (select models only)