Re: Shredding files on a journal using file system

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 11/22/04 

Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:49:05 -0600

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"John" wrote:
| 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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