On 08/27/2011 01:33 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 08/26/2011 10:22 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 08/27/2011 12:24 PM, Tim wrote: >>> To be pedantic, that's a complete misconception about what "formatting" >>> means... >> The other utterly funny thing is the very last paragraph. >> >> "Once the drive has been formatted, the files on it will have been >> completely removed, so you can't get them back. It is possible that >> special recovery software could retrieve the files, so formatting a disk >> is not a completely secure way of wiping a disk." >> >> The writer has managed to contradict themselves in the space of 2 >> sentences..... >> > Yes and no. The average user won't have either the specialized software > needed for forensic data recovery nor the skills that Timothy McGee and > Abby Sciutto have in the use of those programs. Therefor, as far as the > average user is concerned, gone is gone. However, people with the > appropriate programs and skills can sometimes get things back. As it > happens, I know a man who used to earn his living doing exactly that, > although he retired a number of years ago. That isn't what the author wrote. -- Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to? -- Clarence Darrow -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
