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To: dpl who wrote (549)	10/30/1998 9:13:00 AM
From: Early Out	Respond to of 110648

Here are some: winfiles.com There are even some freeware ones there. -jsc

To: dpl who wrote (549)	10/30/1998 11:22:00 AM
From: Martin E. Frankel	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 110648

The old Norton Utilities for DOS used to have utilities called "wipefile" and "wipe disk"... there was no recovery (way to undelete) either one. You might try defragmenting the hard drive after you delete the files... that might do it... but not sure. A question of my own that maybe someone would be kind enough to assist with. I'm using Netscape Navigator Gold 3.0, but want to upgrade to Netscape Communicator 4.5... WITHOUT loosing my bookmarks, e-mail folders, plug-ins, etc.. Does anyone know if and how this can be done? I was going to just download the new version from Netscape's website and then stopped when I realized I'd probably lose everything. TIA, Marty

To: dpl who wrote (549)	10/30/1998 1:04:00 PM
From: peter michaelson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110648

dpl: I just gave a laptop away also. I first deleted all the sensitive files. Then I copied multiple times some large non-sensitive files (actaully whole folders) until the hard disk was full. Then I erased those copies. Apparently, files are recoverable until something else actually uses the hard disk space they were in. When I then tried to undelete, Norton unerase said not recoverable. Peter

To: dpl who wrote (549)	10/30/1998 3:22:00 PM
From: mrknowitall	Respond to of 110648

dpl - recommend Helix file shredder - go to the Network Associates web site or check your retailer for Nuts and Bolts Deluxe. Or - worst case scenario, delete the files, then mass copy a large file to the hard drive over and over (change the name each time) and over in a single folder until the drive is full, then delete that folder. Hope that helps. Mr. K.