On 03/07/2010 04:23 AM, Ron Johnson wrote:
What *can* exist, maybe, are residual *fragments* (blocks or
sectors, since the original inodes and index structures were wiped
away by the mkfs) which a clever forensic technician could maybe
piece back together,
So, zeroing out the partition is a reasonable operation for a /home
or /data partition (where you'd keep sensitive data), but not for
something as mundane as an OS-only / partition.
However, I was under the impression that the OP wanted to zero a disk he
already owns and intend to continue owning.
I'd definitely zero (or write random bytes) a disk that I'd give or
sell, but if I wanted just to clear the disk for my own use, I don't
think I need to protect my confidential stuff from myself.
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