OK so I have replaced the hard drive on my mac book pro I did a a 35 pass erase free disc space and smasdhed the old hard drive to smitherines and put different parts in different bins. Is there any way anything can be found out on my macbook pro from when I was using the old hard drive? And I mean ANYTHING?
Replaced the hard drive with a 500
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The only data is on the hard drive. You broke it into many pieces and scattered it all over town. No, there is nothing left! 
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Wow! Talk about being paranoid. What did you have on your hard drive anyway - the latest atomic secrets?
Your data is safe from prying eyes.
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What did you have on your hard drive anyway - the latest atomic secrets?Your data is safe from prying eyes.
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Are you a spy or something? Paranoia is an understatement .
Doing a 7 pass erase meets DoD specifiations as stated here. Doing a 35 pass erase, smashing the HD into pieces and then distributing the pieces in different bins is extreme. If someone was able to somehow track down all the pieces, magically reassemble the HD and undo the 35 pass erase, they deserve a medal.
.Doing a 7 pass erase meets DoD specifiations as stated here. Doing a 35 pass erase, smashing the HD into pieces and then distributing the pieces in different bins is extreme. If someone was able to somehow track down all the pieces, magically reassemble the HD and undo the 35 pass erase, they deserve a medal.
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Are you a spy or something? Paranoia is an understatement
Doing a 7 pass erase meets DoD specifiations as stated here. Doing a 35 pass erase, smashing the HD into pieces and then distributing the pieces in different bins is extreme. If someone was able to somehow track down all the pieces, magically reassemble the HD and undo the 35 pass erase, they deserve a medal.
Maybe we should offer a Mac Forums award of some kind to anyone who can do the above!
I would be very impressed!Shop Amazon
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