-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/24/2014 10:02 PM, Kẏra wrote: > Since quick formatting a disk doesn't actually wipe the data on a > disk, and only overwrites a small part of it, it should be possible > to have an option to back up the portion that will be overwritten. > That portion, although small, can be detrimental to filesystem > recovery and a small backup of it with an undo-option could rescue > a lot of mistakes.
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