On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:01:48 +0100, Cynic
wrote:
>On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:46:08 GMT, Svenne wrote:
>
>>>Do you really imagine that your computer can overwrite 160 GB (minus
>>>the OS files) of HDD in a few minutes? How fast do you think HDDs
>>>operate?
>
>>I have my drive partitioned with the OS on Drive C, 20 gig. When I
>>reinstall Windows I only wipe C since there is no point wiping D,
>>where I store files and stuff that I want to keep.
>
>>It takes a minute or so to start the wipe, then I go off for a coffee
>>and read the paper or something. What I mean is, my involvement is a
>>minute or so, the process then carries on by itself until it is
>>finished.
>So nothing at all like the process you described initially.
Of course it is the same. It takes a minute to start the wipe and then
I have a coffee and look at the paper, and when I get back the wipe is
done.
>And if you are running Windows, you are very naive to believe that the
>only compromising material that it is possible to collect will be on
>your OS drive.
So Windows writes to the D partition as well? That I wasn't aware of.
Svenne |