on 13/01/04 23:54, Kyle Hansen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 1/13/04 11:20 PM, "Bruce Alsobrook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the > Cybertrough: > >> >> On Jan 13, 2004, at 4:22 PM, Dr. John Pullyblank wrote: >>> Do keep in mind that anything you save to the hard drive after you >>> have deleted a file may write over the data, so be careful. >> >> Yet another argument for partitioning the hard drive into at least two >> parts. >> > > Partitioning is not the best answer. Making a backup that is not stored on > the same physical device is. Burn DVD's or use an external HD. Most times > all partitions will be lost at one time when a device fails.
However, sometimes when you need to erase a disk, you can just erase and format that partition, and keep whatever is on the other(s)... Just my $0.02... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fascist adj.: [common] Said of a computer system with excessive or annoying security barriers, usage limits, or access policies. The implication is that said policies are preventing hackers from getting interesting work done. The variant `fascistic' seems to have been preferred at MIT, poss. by analogy with `touristic' (see tourist or under the influence of German/Yiddish `faschistisch'). -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
