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How is OS X Disk Utility's secure erase mode in comparison to other commerical secure delete methods/apps?
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Within OS X, the utility Disk Utility has a secure erase for hard drive formatting. It has 1,7, and 33 pass options, which to my knowledge are very good writting random data to the drive. What does os x not do that other commercial products do? What makes more advanced software a much better secure…
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Nothing. A single-pass wipe is effectively secure. (Don't believe it? Contact a reputable data-recovery firm and price a recovery from a true single-pass surface wipe. If you have data that someone -- anyone! -- would realistically be willing to pay…
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