> When you reformat a hard disk,
> the data is *not* overwritten - it's just the filesystem control tables
> (like the FAT and root directory) that are cleared.
Dear Kala,
You are absolutely right. That is WHY I insisted that a through format
with clearing space [I take back 'unused'] would sweep the device clean.
I am sure you understand that there are utilities that accomplish this.
Yes, the DOS format, may not be doing this. But what happens when the
HDD is formatted for a different fs like ext2, rather than FAT?
Rohit
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