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To: PMS Witch who wrote (37864)11/13/2003 10:57:57 PM
From: d:oug  Respond to of 110653
 
PM, Excellent point. "Be careful using FORMAT."
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"... quick format will only overwrite the links [and] leave
the data itself untouched... For removing files [good] luck
with tolvanen.com "
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More info at the DOS Prompt:
FORMAT/help
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From: thecow
topshareware.com
Ashampoo WinOptimizer Suite 1.32.5
Category: Utilities - Optimizers & Diagnostics
USD $39.95
9 MB
... divided into seven modules:
Drive Cleaner,
Registry Cleaner,
Internet Cleaner,
DLL Cleaner,
Internet Tuner,
StartUp Tuner,
and File Wiper module permanently deletes files
and folders so they cannot ever be recovered. [stop.]
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From: thecow
... or, a sledgehammer.
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From: Gottfried
Norton system Works [tool] that really deletes files...
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From: Ish
Hard drive wiped across a strong magnet at the Fermilab.
or,
Dropped into 35' of water containing hungry great white sharks.
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zdnet.search.com
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Degaussers to erase all tapes and hard drives.
Degaussing services.
periphman.com
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Instant download
weberaser.com
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Been surfing for porn?
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Erase URLs caches, history, everything!
evidence-eliminator.com
...
AnchorDesk
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To: PMS Witch who wrote (37864)11/14/2003 7:38:21 AM
From: thecow  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 110653
 
Thanks for the link. I knew there was a good "eraser" program out there for free but couldn't find it. You make an excellent point....if you don't know who will get your old HDD you should definitely wipe it clean. A person with professional equipment can recover data from a disk that the normal person would bet is impossible. Glad to see you pop in for a visit. Hope all is well.

tc