NIST states that seven passes is sufficient to prevent recovery of residual data.
Note that while it is rare, I have seen cases where even this has not been enough.
--TH13
Our scars have the power to remind us that our past was real. -- Hannibal Lecter.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. -- John Wooden
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