also sprach harsha (on Tue, 14 Aug 2001 12:10:46AM +0530): > There is this option of shreding of a file in KDE What exactly does it do? > The progress bar shows making 36 passes if I delete about 150k file. it most likely overwrites the file several times with alternating patterns of 0's and 1's at the bit level, making it impossible to restore it through sophisticated recoveries using ever so tiny traces that files can leave on disk when overwritten only once. but i am not sure. martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; net@madduck -- women who want to be equal to men lack imagination.
Attachment:
pgpmSdERPabNA.pgp
Description: PGP signature