Still recoverable.  I have dealt with pretty badly burnt disks that we

recovered data off.  Really the grinder is the way to go.
On Tue, Jan 01, 2008 at 02:14:53PM -0500, Christopher Linn wrote:

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> On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 12:25:02PM -0600, Marco Peereboom wrote:

> > On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 10:25:25AM -0800, Jon wrote:

> > > hi

> > >

> > >  I see a lot of programs that are available to clean up the disks for

> > > Windows OS. Not wipe a disk but clean up deleted files so they cannot be

> > > recovered.

> > >  Is there any program for OpenBSD that will clean up the disks so that

> > > deleted files cannot be recovered.

> > >

> > >  (not looking to delete a file securly - but to wipe the disk clean of

> > > deleted file with out affecting the OS)

> > >

> > > -jon

> >

> > Grind them up.  There is nothing else you can do to "permanently" wipe

> > disks.  Residual magnetism is always there provided good enough

> > equipment.  If your data is that sensitive there is nothing else but the

> > grinder.

> >

>

> put a wood furnace in you garage, get a good hardwood fire going, pop

> the disk in there, and stoak it again in 2 hours. there you go.

>

> cel

>

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