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Erase Trash

By default, starting Permanent Eraser will erase the files contained in your Trash. The program will give a warning before it begins erasing the files.

With macOS Catalina and later, Full Disk Access needs to be enabled to allow Permanent Eraser to erase the contents of the Trash.

See also

Erase Files

Erasing Optical Discs

Erasing Levels

General Preferences

Enabling Full Disk Access