To destroy a file or folder simply drag the desired item to the Burn icon and release the mouse button. The item will be overwritten and deleted.
You can also destroy a file or folder by double clicking on the Burn application and then selecting "Delete..." from the file menu. You will be prompted to select an item for destruction.
| Warning: If you are using system software older than 7.5.3 Burn does not handle alias's the same way the trash icon in the Macintosh Finder does. If you drag an alias record to Burn (or open an alias from within the application) the ORIGINAL file will be destroyed, not the alias. |
Burn allows you to erase the contents of the free sectors on your disks. This option is useful if you accidentally erased a sensitive file using the regular trash can, or if a file was deleted within an application. It is very safe because what it does is create a temporary file the size of the free space on your disk, and then burns that file. Thus there is no risk of Burn wandering off into parts of your hard disk that it should not venture (well almost no risk, see the next paragraph).
| Warning: Disks with a damaged directory can be further damaged if you Burn the free space. Be certain your disks are healthy by running a utility program such as Apple's Disk First Aid before using Burn's Erase Free Space command. |
To use this feature select "Erase Free Space..."from the file menu. It will prompt you to select a volume to clean. A status dialog will show the progress of the cleaning.
For maximum security you should periodically select this option.
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