On Monday, 1 June 2020 13:38:55 -04 Eric Furman wrote: > On Mon, Jun 1, 2020, at 10:28 AM, Paul de Weerd wrote: > > storage medium. Due to smart disks remapping your data in case of > > 'broken' sectors, some old data can never be properly overwritten. > > This is why if you are serious you use a degausser.
I'd think that a degausser would also erase the servo tracks which will make the disk irrevocably unusable. If that's what you want then just drill holes through the disk - it's quicker. -- Eike Lantzsch ZP6CGE Paradox: Getting live-updates about fatalities
