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How to erase all files. For ever!
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<blockquote data-quote="mr.lumberg" data-source="post: 905860" data-attributes="member: 120645"><p>Agreed. A fresh install will completely reformat the HDD and wipe everything. The reason that programs exist to recover deleted data is that modern OS's often don't actually delete the file - they merely tag those sectors on the disk as being writeable again, so as long is nothing is put over them, the data is actually still there. Also, they use what are called "journalised" file formats, so there is additional info about the contents of a sector of the disk hiding out on other parts of the disk. A reformat will put everything back to the way you had it when you first got it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mr.lumberg, post: 905860, member: 120645"] Agreed. A fresh install will completely reformat the HDD and wipe everything. The reason that programs exist to recover deleted data is that modern OS's often don't actually delete the file - they merely tag those sectors on the disk as being writeable again, so as long is nothing is put over them, the data is actually still there. Also, they use what are called "journalised" file formats, so there is additional info about the contents of a sector of the disk hiding out on other parts of the disk. A reformat will put everything back to the way you had it when you first got it. [/QUOTE]
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