There was just a issue raised on the local TV station last week about this very topic, concerning Government HD's that were going to surplus sales and the safety of information that was previously on the drives.
The conclusion of the story was that in order to be completely safe, the drive has to be destroyed physically and that no program will give you complete security from someone that really wants your information. A drive recovery company or the Fed's, can get your info if they want it no matter what program you run to erase the drive, so I guess it is a matter of how worried (paranoid, works too) about your data, as to what you need to do. Obviously, if you need to send the drive back for replacement, you will have to do the best you can with the programs that are out there and probably be completely safe! Tom > There is software available for the very thing I wanted., Imagine > that, other people want this and it even comes in OS 9 and X. I am very > thankful for the people who lead me to the information I needed, they > were kind and considerate. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
