Re: Shredding files on a journal using file system

From: Ted Zieglar (teddyz_at_notmail.com)
Date: 11/22/04 

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 16:47:17 -0500

If you want to "shred" files so as to make them unrecoverable in normal use
you'll need third party software, of which there is plenty. (Look on the
Internet.) 

-- 
Ted Zieglar
"John" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7dd201c4d0da$9670f690$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I use Windows XP Home edition. NTFS format hard drive.
>
> I need to make sure that files and file content on my
> hard drive are shredded.
>
> I have been told that if the file system uses
> a "journal," the journal can store significant amount of
> information about a file and that information could be
> used to rebuild/recover the file or its contents after it
> has been shredded.
>
> So my questions are:
>
> 1. Is NTFS a journal using file system?
>
> 2. If it is, where is the journal?
>
> 2. If it is, how can I see what information my journal
> has?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John

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