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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell
Thanks twowheels. Since I was figuring I was wanting to get rid of the data (on a computer I was taking to the recycle center) I never even considered the "wipe" option. I'll check into it.
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If that is the case, I would consider a completely different option. Since it's being recycled, you really don't care to save anything on the drive. Many drives now have a secure erase option, which can wipe EVERYTHING, even the previously remapped bad sectors. I would look for a tool that exercises that option as it's your best bet in that case.