Re: Bulk erase methods

On 14 Jul 2005 08:03:47 -0700, larwe@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>> very well. A shredder is a far better method. If the floppys are to
>> be reused, formatting them will deter all but the black-hats.
>
>You'd be surprised how easy it is to recover data from a floppy that
>has only been formatted. All you need is a scope and patience. The
>azimuth variations between any two drives make the "lost" data readable
>easily on another drive.

I've been lurking at this thread for awhile...

If the OP meant that bulk erase was needed to render the floppies
disposable with security, then mechanical destruction is certainly the
only reliable way.

If the OP only wanted to re-use the floppies himself, what's wrong
with simply "delete *.*" ??

If he meant to distribute erased floppies for others to re-use, but
with security, there exists software which will write randomized data
over the existing data.

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