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Format a NTFS hard drive in 10.3
Authored by: Carnildo on Apr 21, '05 07:58:05PM

If you format by writing zeroes to the disk, an expensive (tens of thousands of dollars) data recovery company could get most of the data back. If you format with the "write eight times" option, a data recovery company won't be able to get any of it back, and it's unlikely that even the CIA would be able to do anything with it.

If you format by deleting the directory information (a Windows-style quick format), someone with a $50 piece of software could get the contents back.



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