General Tasks; Using A Key Sequence To Initiate Shredding - HP ProBook 6445b - Notebook PC User Manual

General tasks

You can use File Sanitizer to perform the following tasks:
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Use a key sequence to initiate shredding—This feature allows you to create a key sequence (for
example, ctrl+alt+s) to initiate shredding. For details, refer to
shredding on page
● Use the File Sanitizer icon to initiate shredding—This feature is similar to the drag-and-drop feature
in Windows. For details, refer to
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Manually shred a specific asset or all selected assets—These features allows you to manually
shred items without waiting for the regular shred schedule to be invoked. For details, refer to
Manually shredding one asset on page 68
on page
● Manually activate free space bleaching—This feature allows you to manually activate free space
bleaching. For details, refer to
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Abort a shred or free space bleaching operation—This feature allows you to stop the shred or free
space bleaching operation. For details, refer to
on page
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View the log files—This feature allows you to view shred and free space bleaching log files, which
contain any errors or failures from the last shred or free space bleaching operation. For details,
refer to
NOTE: The shred or free space bleaching operation can take a significant length of time. Even though
shredding and free space bleaching are performed in the background, your computer may run slower
due to increased processor usage.

Using a key sequence to initiate shredding

To specify a key sequence, follow these steps:
1. Open File Sanitizer, and click Shred.
2. Select the Key sequence check box.
3. Enter a character in the available box.
4. Select either the CTRL box or the ALT box, and then select the SHIFT box.
For example, to initiate automatic shredding using the
then select the CTRL and SHIFT options.
NOTE:
configured.
To initiate shredding using a key sequence:
1. Hold down the
while pressing your chosen character.
2. If a confirmation dialog box opens, click Yes.
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Viewing the log files on page
Be sure to select a key sequence that is different from other key sequences you have
shift key and the
Using the File Sanitizer icon on page
or Manually shredding all selected items
Manually activating free space bleaching on page
Aborting a shred or free space bleaching operation
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ctrl key or the alt key (or whichever combination you specified)
Using a key sequence to initiate
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s key and ctrl+shift, enter
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s in the box, and
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