Re: Secure Delete then MBP Freeze ?

In article <290920082015103470%dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dave Balderstone <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <8c-dnWyv2c2AGXzVnZ2dnUVZ_hednZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Norm
<NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

My MacBookPro continually freezes (screen dark, no response) when I try
to Secure Empty Trash and there are a large number of files (over
1,000). This has happened both when files were on a connected Firewire
drive as well as when on the internal drive. And it happens whether
Energy Saver and Screen Saver are on or off.

Is this a known issue with the MBP or Leopard or am I doing something
wrong.

Appreciate any suggestions.

FYI: MBP 15" with Intel Core Duo 2.16 GHz. OS X 10.5.5.

How long have you left it alone? Secure delete can take some time if
there are a lot of files.

The MBP will not respond at all. I force restart and it has deleted some
but not all files. I assume since I can't open the screen that it is
frozen.

Thanks.
.