![]() ![]() It’s really easy to configure Hazel to clean out your Downloads folder on a regular basis. I don’t really care that much about someone seeing the balances or transactions in my checking account, but I’d rather not leave a trail of account numbers lingering on my hard drive.īefore I used Hazel, I had been letting these QFX files pile up in my Downloads folder – along with a lot of other junk. (They can be viewed in any text editor.) I was a little surprised to see that each one contained a full account number for the associated account. One day, I decided to crack open one of those files to see what is inside. ![]() So every time I let QEM download account information, it puts a QFX file inside Downloads.įor a while, I didn’t think anything of this. By default, I have all of my web browsers set to download files to my Downloads folder. I use Quicken Essentials for Mac (QEM) to keep up with my basic personal finance information. In this post, I'll discuss how I use Hazel to securely delete I’m also using it to securely delete files that have sensitive financial data.įor me, Hazel is more than a maid. I’ve talked before about how I use Hazel geekery to automate web writing. Even if used lightly, it can yield huge benefits to anyone that likes to be more organized without having to lift their own fingers. Hazel is one of the most boring, yet amazing applications for the Mac in existence. This is part 2 of a 3-part series on Mac data security: Perils of persistent data. ![]()
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