Thread: Wiping a drive
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Old 10-12-2007
Richard G. Harper
 

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Re: Wiping a drive
Personally, I'd recommend that if it worries you enough to wipe the drive,
you should remove and physically destroy the drive. Even "wiped" drives can
have data recovered from them, if anyone cares enough to spend the time and
money to do it.

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"Wonderman" <nospamidainc@cox.net> wrote in message
news:uGTHdBGDIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Can anyone comment on whether the software from a drive mfgr. that writes
> zeros to the drive is sufficient and secure when transfering the drive ?
> TIA.


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