Hi Rich, > Hey Amber, > > Zeroing the data literally means that the utility writes a "0" in every > disk sector, rendering the disc essentially unrecoverable (and > therefore very securely erased). If you're initializing a disk for your > own use there's no need to do this. > > Cheers, > Rich > Actually, I am selling this iMac and wanted to be certain that any remaining files would be unrecoverable so I hope this has done the trick.
Is there anyway for the data to be recovered from a zeroed drive ? I would think it would be pretty difficult for the average Mac user. Anyway, thanks for your suggestions on 8.5 etc. It has now successfully been upgraded to OS 9. Amber -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
