On Jan 29, 2005, at 8:47 PM, Amber wrote:
On 1/29/05 8:25 PM, "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Just wondering - would you guys suggest that I zero all data and
start from
scratch or would a normal erase likely resolve the software
problems...
You don't need to do a "zero all data". Just a standard erase in Disk
Utility would do fine...
-Laurent.
Great - Thanks Laurent !!
Amber
The only real need to "zero all data" is if you fear someone would try
to recover anything from your drive in the unlikely event someone stole
your computer AND if you actually had data that would be considered
necessary to find/recover. Yes, if you don't zero it out, it is
possible to recover data from the drive after a re-format. But, this
data would not be found by standard software running over it. In other
words, Laurent is correct in saying that "zero out data" is something
you really don't have to do. For me, working for the government, it's
a requirement to use the zero out option for obvious reasons. Just
wanted to add my two cents!
Zoltan
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