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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)

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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
.
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Chapter 8
File Sanitizer for HP ProtectTools (select models only)