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. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
