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Re: Reformatting a drive
From:
Rick Glazier <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 21 Oct 2001 23:55:59 -0400
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No, The hard drive needs an eraser program run on it.
Norton Utilities has that as part of NSW2001Pro.
                Rick Glazier

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marilyn Wilson" <[log in to unmask]>
>I have a friend who is giving his old computer away.  It has a lot
of financial stuff on it that he wants to make sure it cannot be recovered.
Will reformatting the hard drive completely erase all files so there is no
chance of recovery?

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