Why erase file with random patterns instead of all 0's or 1's?
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Mar 15, 202610939 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Computer files aren't actually removed when they are deleted on Windows. The address pointer is simply released and that space freed for overwrite later. For sensitive information, it is recommended that you erase it with a scrubber that obscures the file first. It turns out that these scrubbers wr…
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The short version: theoretically, the original pattern can still be read by certain sophisticated hardware and software. To ensure the security of your "erased" data, it must be wiped. The long answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_remanence Edi…
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