Heat and fans go nuts when securely deleting items from recycling bin

[Alexjones]

The fan and heat level on my 2011 lion MBP goes nuts when securely emptying recycling bin. Is this normal?

 

[miles01110]

Yep. Normal.

 

[Hellhammer]

Yes, because secure deleting is CPU intensive.

 

[Alexjones]

Yes, because secure deleting is CPU intensive.

Thanks. I feel much better . I would hate to be stuck with a $3,000 George Forman grill

 

[miles01110]

Thanks. I feel much better . I would hate to be stuck with a $3,000 George Forman grill

You wouldn't be stuck with it, because you could always take the necessary steps to remove it from your possession.

Also, heat is one of the most oft-discussed topics by those new to the MBP. It would be worth your (and our) time for you to educate yourself about how hot they will get when doing these types of things so you don't ask about the heat/fans during WoW/Flash/HD Movies/ripping a DVD/etc.

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

Yes, because secure deleting is CPU intensive.

Not necessarily. I use

srm -szv <path-to-file>

to delete a file (you should close it, before you do that)

and

srm -rszv <path-to-folder>

to delete an entire folder.

If you have problems with the commands, then use sudo and the "f" switch:

sudo srm -fszv <path-to-file>
or
sudo srm -frszv <path-to-folder>

srm in this configuration overwrites the file data fork, resource fork and file system metadata with:
- 1 pass of random data
- 1 pass of zeroes
and deletes the file afterwards from the file system.

Probably the fastest way to delete files on your Mac/UNIX workstation securely.

 

[Alexjones]

thanks. Its only a couple of days old. I will continue to monitor it. BTW, Im running Lion pre installed

 

[Dooger]

Also, heat is one of the most oft-discussed topics by those new to the MBP. It would be worth your (and our) time for you to educate yourself about how hot they will get when doing these types of things so you don't ask about the heat/fans during WoW/Flash/HD Movies/ripping a DVD/etc.

Ah, good old sanctimony. Have you tried using Mroogle recently? Good luck.

 

[Alexjones]

Thanks. It was just emptying the recycling bin securely that was the issue. Its working good now. CPU temp is in the 40 range

 

[miles01110]

Ah, good old sanctimony. Have you tried using Mroogle recently? Good luck.

Who said anything about Mroogle? Google works just fine.