overwrite your harddrive? i know my question is kinda sloppy but please try to understand
2006-10-02 07:50:52 · 5 answers · asked by 123321 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Yes. They need to be written in 0 and 1 technically. Windows Washer does that job real well if written at least 3-4 times.
2006-10-02 07:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am assuming you want to wipe your hard drive.
You basically have to write data (usually zeros, ones, or a random value) to every location on your hard drive. This can be done multiple times to increase the level of 'un-recoverability'. Search for a utility called killdisk in google. The higher the wipe count you select, the longer it will take to complete.
2006-10-02 14:56:38 · answer #2 · answered by Gentle Dragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually when something is overwrote it still isnt "permanantly gone", basically to remove something for good it requires MULTIPLE sweeps on the drive, for instance the FBI uses software that runs 9 wipes on drives, because in extreme cases things can ALWAYS be recovered.
2006-10-02 14:53:37 · answer #3 · answered by jntshumaker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a freeware utility available called
Hard Disk Scrubber 2.0 that does what you are talking about.
2006-10-02 16:58:47 · answer #4 · answered by sdh0407 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try to reduce the restore point in your computer so that it will not be possible for someone to go back and retrieve data.
2006-10-02 15:00:05 · answer #5 · answered by chimp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋