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| Thread ID: 70496 | 2006-07-05 07:30:00 | Im getting rid of a 98 | rob_on_guitar (4196) | PC World Chat |
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| 468799 | 2006-07-06 04:21:00 | Well I've just recovered an 80GB hard drive full of data after a friend accidently reformatted and reinstalled windows. And boy is he thankful cos wifey wasn't too happy when he hadn't backed up the baby photos for the last three months or so!! Wasn't too hard but was time consuming! |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 468800 | 2006-07-06 04:26:00 | We have recovered data from a deleted scsi partition. | KiwiTT_NZ (233) | ||
| 468801 | 2006-07-06 04:27:00 | Did he format with surface checking? A fast format does not write to the data areas. Read the instructions. :D | Graham L (2) | ||
| 468802 | 2006-07-06 04:33:00 | Graham - are you referring to a "quick" format vs a "full" format? It is my understanding that the "quick" format will just kill the partition and file table info but the "full" (real) format will blank the partition in full and reestablish the file table etc. |
HadO (796) | ||
| 468803 | 2006-07-06 04:39:00 | It's wonderful the way any statement made with conditions is immediately "contradicted" by people who ignore the conditions. Is illiteracy a necessary part of the "education" of computer people these days? I suppose the writers of documentation have learned to assume that their work will never be read. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 468804 | 2006-07-06 04:42:00 | Hi Graham Possibly was a quick format. I don't think he knows. All he could say was that he formatted and reinstalled the operating system. Cheers. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 468805 | 2006-07-06 04:44:00 | "quick" format vs a "full" format They are both the same, apart from the chkdsk when you do the full format. You need a special program to zero a drive. Brand new drives I use Quick format, older drives I use Full. Seeing he has 98, he probally only has one format FAT32 option avaliable. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 468806 | 2006-07-06 05:07:00 | When we use Anti-Spyware or Anti-Virus programmes will they permenently delete that nasty file? I mean Advance System Optimizer just move my detected spyware cookies to recycle bin. But McAfee didn't. | MTLance (6768) | ||
| 468807 | 2006-07-06 06:44:00 | Thanks guys, very entertaining read. As mentioned earlier, it was my Grandpops and there isnt much on it. Looks like maybe my 6 year old neice has had a crack at it, and made some interesting stuff, I just wanted to get rid of my grandfathers personal details even though he's gone. | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 468808 | 2006-07-06 09:04:00 | The main reason for shredding a hard drive is to prevent attempts at identity theft. This should not be too much of a risk, but it might be a good idea to blank the drive anyway. There are many tools that can do this. Alternatively, if you don't care about getting $30 for the computer, an axe hitting the HD is just as effective and a lot more fun. | TGoddard (7263) | ||
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