Just because you haven't written any user data to a sector it doesn't mean the OS hasn't threaded or cached something there.
Doesn't the OS cache also disappear when power is off? If not, where is it stored?
Also, if you have many different copies of the same file an older version can be restored, well with other filing systems.
Just how old? Let's say i have 6 versions of a file, wouldn't it be MORE likely to restore the latest 3?
How are you going to put back together a cracked platter?
Well, unless it's in bits & pieces, i suppose it can't be too hard
SirKenin said:
The only way to prevent something like that is to do file shredding, minimum 7 passes.
How can you do file shredding?
We even have the ability to pull data off of broken or burned platters in many cases.
That's quite an impressive claim. How do you even begin doing this? Yet, file shredding, as you call it, prevents this? How so? Apparently, you must be a Data Recovery-ONLY specialist, then, like SalvationData.com or something?
nyhk said:
You cannot possible recover data that has been overwritten.
First off, it requires very special equipment.
What equipment would that be?
therefore you cannot possible recover anything with simple software.
So, is Active@ Partition Recovery considered "simple?" What software, then, is able to recover partitions than have been formatted over? (I believe that's the title of this thread, anyway.) I haven't had time to try A@PR, yet. I'll report back here the results.