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Customizing a shred profile, Shred the following, Apply, Settings, Advanced Security Settings, Details

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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 different 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 you specify, the more secure the computer is. 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, enter a file name or folder name, and then click OK. Click the custom asset, and then click Add. NOTE: To delete an asset from the available shred options, click the asset, and then click Delete. 4. Under Shred the following, select the check box next to each asset that you want to confirm before shredding. NOTE: To remove an asset from the shred list, click the asset, and then click Remove. 5. Under Do not shred the following, click Add to select the specific assets that you want to exclude from shredding. NOTE: Only file extensions can be excluded from shredding. For example, if you add the .BMP file extension, all files with the .BMP extension will be excluded from shredding. To remove an asset from the exclusions list, click the asset, and then click Delete. 6. When you finish configuring the shred profile, click Apply, and then click OK. Customizing a simple delete profile The simple delete profile performs a standard asset delete without shredding. When you customize a simple delete profile, you specify which assets to include for a simple delete, which assets to confirm before a simple delete is executed, and which assets to exclude from a simple delete: ENWW Setup procedures 55

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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 different 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 you specify, the more secure the computer is.
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, enter a file name or folder name, and then
click
OK
. Click the custom asset, and then click
Add
.
NOTE:
To delete an asset from the available shred options, click the asset, and then click
Delete
.
4.
Under
Shred the following
, select the check box next to each asset that you want to confirm before
shredding.
NOTE:
To remove an asset from the shred list, click the asset, and then click
Remove
.
5.
Under
Do not shred the following
, click
Add
to select the specific assets that you want to exclude
from shredding.
NOTE:
Only file extensions can be excluded from shredding. For example, if you add the .BMP
file extension, all files with the .BMP extension will be excluded from shredding.
To remove an asset from the exclusions list, click the asset, and then click
Delete
.
6.
When you finish configuring the shred profile, click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
Customizing a simple delete profile
The simple delete profile performs a standard asset delete without shredding. When you customize a
simple delete profile, you specify which assets to include for a simple delete, which assets to confirm
before a simple delete is executed, and which assets to exclude from a simple delete:
ENWW
Setup procedures
55