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hi, I just downloaded killdisk and can't get it to work-- swapped drivers, disks, etc., no go. anybody know of a similar free utility for erasing floppy drives before trashing/ recycling? and any ideas on how to recycle? thanks - fj
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Even FORMAT can render disks with unrecoverable data. Just invoke the full format and not the QUICK format...
You may be working too hard.
Still not good enough? Get a bulk eraser.
Bob
so bob/ anybody, I have two boxes of floppies here, some of them (I don't know which without looking ) may have sensitive info like my ss# . . . so I hesitate to pitch them without checking/ erasing. once checked, do I just throw them out or is there a way to recycle them? how long do they last? should I keep them and re use or do they get old? help - fj
The answer to your subject question is simple. YOUR CHOICE.
It's just my opinion that the simple format would render all the information gone except for FBI forensic teams. Taking into account that the full format is used, then a diskette would be "ok" if it formatted with no error or bad sectors. If it has such, just cut the diskette in two and toss it.
Best of luck,
Bob
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