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**Deleted090308** · 05-23-2008, 11:39 AM

Formatting only erases the info where to find the data.
With wiping software, like DBAN, you write 0's over and over on the HDD (it takes hours) - but it's still possible to retreive at least some data.
You have to smash the HDD to be absolutely sure.

05-23-2008, 11:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Formatting HDD Question Formatting only erases the info where to find the data. With wiping software, like DBAN, you write 0's over and over on the HDD (it takes hours) - but it's still possible to retreive at least some data. You have to smash the HDD to be absolutely sure.