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Phil,
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
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 10:20 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Re-using zeroed file space
> Greetings All,
>
> When files have zeros written over them, is the "zeroed" space seen as
> usable or as an existing file of zeros?
>
> I've been using "BiteByBite" but never remember to check disc space
> before
> running it to see if it's freed up after.
>
> Does the act of formatting a drive write zeros once through as opposed to
> over-writing several times as with "BiteByBite" type software?
>
> Thanks to the collective!
> -Phil Williams-
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