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Just overwriting once with all zeroes (or anything else) is enough; for modern drives (where “modern” means “last 25 years”). It’s basically impossible to recov
by arp242 3y ago
Just overwriting once with all zeroes (or anything else) is enough; for modern drives (where “modern” means “last 25 years”). It’s basically impossible to recover data after that.
- hqsolomo 3y agoThat's what I figured- I've never actually tested it though because I don't have any spare drives sitting around anymore. One of these days though I'll get around to zeroing out a drive and then running Autopsy on it for shiggles just to see what comes back up. Should be a fun experience!
- WalterBright 3y ago> or anything else I recommend overwriting with an endless loop of the freeway scene from "Solaris".
- red-iron-pine 3y agoi would have gone with meatspin or ytmnd but to each their own