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To set a free space bleaching schedule: 1. Open File Sanitizer, and click Free Space Bleaching. 2. Select the Activate Scheduler check box, enter your Windows password, and then enter a day and time to bleach your hard drive. 3. Click Apply, and then click OK. NOTE: The free space bleaching operation can take a long time. Even though free space bleaching is performed in the background, your computer may run slower due to increased processor usage. Selecting or creating a shred profile You can specify a method of erasure and select the assets to shred by selecting a predefined profile or by creating your own profile. Selecting a predefined shred profile When you choose a predefined shred profile (High Security, Medium Security, or Low Security), a predefined erasure method and list of assets are automatically selected. You can click the View Details button to view the predefined list of assets that are selected for shredding. To select a predefined shred profile: 1. Open File Sanitizer, and click Settings. 2. Click a predefined shred profile. 3. Click View Details to view the list of assets that are selected for shredding. 4. Under Shred the following, select the check box next to each asset that you want to confirm before shredding. 5. Click Apply, and then click OK. 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, and click Settings, click Advanced Security Settings, and then click View Details. 2. Specify the number of shred cycles. NOTE: The selected number of shredding 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. Select the assets you want to shred: 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 name or folder. Click Open, and then click OK. Under Available shred options, click the custom asset, and then click Add. Setup procedures 67

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To set a free space bleaching schedule:
1.
Open File Sanitizer, and click
Free Space Bleaching
.
2.
Select the
Activate Scheduler
check box, enter your Windows password, and then enter a day
and time to bleach your hard drive.
3.
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
NOTE:
The free space bleaching operation can take a long time. Even though free space bleaching
is performed in the background, your computer may run slower due to increased processor usage.
Selecting or creating a shred profile
You can specify a method of erasure and select the assets to shred by selecting a predefined profile or
by creating your own profile.
Selecting a predefined shred profile
When you choose a predefined shred profile (High Security, Medium Security, or Low Security), a
predefined erasure method and list of assets are automatically selected. You can click the
View
Details
button to view the predefined list of assets that are selected for shredding.
To select a predefined shred profile:
1.
Open File Sanitizer, and click
Settings
.
2.
Click a predefined shred profile.
3.
Click
View Details
to view the list of assets that are selected for shredding.
4.
Under
Shred the following
, select the check box next to each asset that you want to confirm before
shredding.
5.
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
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, and click
Settings
, click
Advanced Security Settings
, and then click
View
Details
.
2.
Specify the number of shred cycles.
NOTE:
The selected number of shredding 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.
Select the assets you want to shred:
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 name or folder. Click
Open
, and then click
OK
. Under
Available shred options
, click the
custom asset, and then click
Add
.
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