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To: thecow who wrote (37842)11/12/2003 4:27:14 PM
From: Gottfried  Respond to of 110653
 
thecow and tooearly, Norton system Works has a 'wipe' tool that really deletes files you select. Gottfried



To: thecow who wrote (37842)11/12/2003 6:43:58 PM
From: Ish  Respond to of 110653
 
<<I'd just format the disk unless you really are worried about data that you have on the disk. If that's the case you need a sledgehammer>>

I just bought a new Gateway a month ago and my wife wanted to give our old box to a neighbor. Right, with Gater remembering our credit card numbers. That hard drive will be wiped across a strong magnet and dropped into 35' of water.



To: thecow who wrote (37842)11/14/2003 12:31:55 PM
From: Robert O  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 110653
 
Holy Cow, wouldn't a DOS command of FORMAT C:/ erase all contents on that drive with no ability to detect, even were a forensic expert to try, or is that just myth? That's what I was suggesting when I heard the term reformat.

RO


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