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In a message dated 8/8/2007 8:59:09 PM Atlantic Standard Time,
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Can you let me have some info on 'BitebyBite' please as I am interested in
cleaning off my drives before getting rid of them
Geoff,
Here is a short discription found at
_http://www.sofotex.com/BiteByBite-download_L24729.html_ (http://www.sofotex.com/BiteByBite-download_L24729.html)
BiteByBite is a freeware utility that deletes files securely. Sensitive data
is overwritten between 1 and 100 times (according to your selection), to
make sure your computer is clean and evidence free. It will delete binary or
text files from all FAT and NTFS disk formats. BiteByBite is extremely fast even
when overwriting the file 100 times
A couple of personal disclaimers:
1) I don't recall where I downloaded it a couple of years ago but I'm
pretty sure it was'nt this site so I can't verify how reliable or safe they are.
2) I haven't tried any lost file retrieval programs to see if it is as
effective as it claims
That being said, it is easy to use but deleting about 1gig of files
took about an hour. So, if your
doing a whole drive, be prepared to walk away and forget it for quite a
while. You might (or might not)
be better off with "Killdisk" _http://www.killdisk.com/_
(http://www.killdisk.com/) which you run from a floppy at boot-up (I have this
but, as yet, haven't tried it).
If you decide to try BiteByBite, be advised that all files you're
attempting to delete must NOT be set to
"read only" this will give you a error message and close the application
so probably Killdisk would be
more eficient for doing a whole drive. But I repeat, I have NOT actually
tried it. Perhaps someone else on
the list has.
Good Luck,
-Phil-
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