On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:23:32 +0000, Eileen Herbert wrote: > if I type a letter on Writer and then choose to discard it , does the letter > still remain on my > hard drive ? I am planning on giving my computer to a relative and need to > know if I should > have the hard drive erased . Thank You . Love Open Office
Any file saved to disk will only have its indexing removed when it is Deleted. That means its content can be restored with the right software, unless it's been overwritten out of existence. Defragging can sometimes overwright, but using an eraser program is a more failsafe way to go. p. -- Using OOo 2.0 rc3 on Win XP sp2. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
