Erase slack space Mac forums

Asked By carl gock 30 points N/A Posted on - 10/09/2012

Hi, I need to erase slack space in my system. Is there any erase slack space mac forums available?

Or any one tell me the steps to erase slack space.

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Answered By oliverpowell 50 points N/A #152882

Erase slack space Mac forums

Slacks are caused when OS fails to save data on contiguous memory locations. To remove slack space you have to run a defragment program on Mac. I suppose there are few available defrag tools for Macs. However, you can choose from:

• Stellar Drive Defrag
• IDefrag

You can also try the demo first (if available). 

 

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Answered By Waall Mike 270 points N/A #152883

Erase slack space Mac forums

Hello there Carl,

Erasing slack space is very delicate task to do, but before buying programs try to do the following steps first to free up some space on your mac :

1. Empty Trash – On Finder > type in Trash > on Menu bar select "Secure Empty Trash"

2. Set "Empty Trash Securely" – Finder > Preference > Advanced > Check off " Empty Trash Securely"

3. Free up Space using Disk Utility – Finder > Disk Utility > Highlight your partition > on "Erase" tab, click "Erase Free Space"

If you still needed more space and your slack space is still high, i suggest you download BCWipe, a full tutorial on how to wipe files software is here.

I hope this help you.

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