Comments on: Delete Private Data

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 02 May 2006 02:56:46 +0000

How do I remove chat history from a mac so it can not be recovered? Please help.

By: webdevil

webdevil — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:05:29 +0000

You might want to check out:

http://www.simson.net/thesis/sanitize2.pdf

Hop to page 10(or Ctrl-F "delete private data") and note just how Opera actually treats the Delete Private Data Command.

Apparently nothing is actually deleted, just "hidden" on the Hard Drive.

((TjL adds: I always presumed that it was not overwritten or anything like Apple or Norton's secure delete commands, but it's a good reminder for others.))

By: Bob Jones

Bob Jones — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:42:35 +0000

After reading my prior comment I now know the importance of proof reading.

{{TjL writes: I'm not sure what the problem is specifically, so if you want to add a different comment I will delete the old one}}

By: Bob Jones

Bob Jones — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:43:27 +0000

The Delete Private Data does not remove the history of the chat rooms you were in. You have to manually highlight each one and then delete. There is not way to easily erase them all. One cannot shift or control click or "select all."

Unlike bookmarks, these rooms are automatically recorded the chat panel.

I feel this could be fixed in 2 ways. First, do not automatically add chat channels to the the chat panel. Make them more like bookmarks adding only the ones you want. Second, add a "delete chat panel data" option to the advanced Delete Private Data dialogue.