When I want a CD to be unrecoverable, I fold it in half until it shatters.
Sometimes I even discard the pieces separately.
David Gillett
On 1 Nov 2004 at 9:04, Carol wrote:
> Sven,
> To use DVDs, you need a DVD drive, right? I mean, I can't just use them
> in my CD drive with my Nero program, can I? (Sorry, if that's a stupid
> question.)
>
> I have a rewritable CD with information on it that's been there since
> last December, and is still readable, believe it or not. I'm a little
> nervous about rewriting on it anymore, because of just what you say -
> that it may not be stable to use anymore for my backups. I want to
> trash the CD, but don't want anyone to be able to read it, so I'm a
> little nervous about just throwing it in the garbage. Guess it would
> have helped if I'd said that in the first place! I'll check out the
> 'Eraser' hardware, because I guess that's what I need. I knew there was
> hardware that would work on a drive, but didn't know if there were any
> that would work on a CD itself. (Or should I just pound it with a
> hammer?! :-)
> Thanks,
> Carol Hanson
>
> > Hi Carol,
> >
> > Formatting the CD-RW disk with the software provided with your
> DVD/CD-RW
> > drive will suffice in most cases. If you're concerned about security,
> check
> > into a free program called Eraser here:
> > http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/
> >
> > I don't recommend using CD-RW disks. It has been my experience that
> their
> > stability is not good and they can rapidly deteriorate to the point
> where
> > they cannot be read. CD-R disks are best and they are cheap nowadays.
> I
> > have, at times, got them free after rebates. DVD re-writable disks are
> of a
> > much better quality and, with limited use, I haven't had any problems
> with
> > them so far.
> >
> > Sven Swanson, Sr.
> >
>
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