Re: Deleted file retrieval

Sal,
There are number of freeware utilities than will erase a single file,
multiple files or just overwrite free space on your hard drive.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=erase%2Bfile%2Bdod%2Bfreeware&btnG=Google+Search

Those that meet the DOD standard are a good place to start, keep in mind
that even the DOD wipe process can still leave a file recoverable when using
some highly specialized utilities.

Jim

"Sal" <here@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Can a file that's been deleted and subsequently had all it's sectors
overwritten with new data be restored to its original content? My
intuitive sense is that it cannot, but I seem to remember a thread on a
different news group where someone claimed that even if a file had been
completely overwritten numerous times, it could still be retrieved.

In light of above, is there a poor man's way (meaning without
specialized software) of rendering a deleted sensitive file
unretrievable by overwriting it's data with another file of equal or
greater size?



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