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Popeye: 
If the store is asking for the Ditto Drive
AND the tapes back.. Do they really care
about the information that is on them ??
It sounds like they just want the merchandise. 

If this is the case, just buy some blank tapes
of the same type they gave you, and give them
the blank tapes. Keep the ones you have with
the backed up data. The data is your property
even if the tapes belong to the store..

Does this idea work for you??

Patricia Gibbons 
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Popeye wrote:
> 
> Ok people I'm sorry if this is off topic but I have a slight problem and I
> wondered if anyone could help me out.
> Before Christmas I bought a new computer system which subsequently turned
> out to be ex display. After many arguments the store agreed to give me �200
> worth of goods for my inconvenience with which I purchased an Iomega ditto
> drive and cartridges. After further messing around the store had to re
> format my hard drive and while doing so maliciously password protected the
> system. After further arguments I returned the system.
> 
> The store is now demanding the return of the Ditto drive and the tapes which
> contain all of my confidential back ups and I am shortly to go to court to
> sort the matter out.
> 
> My question is this : I am using the argument that even if I wipe these
> cartridges there is no way that I can be sure that it is impossible for any
> data to be recovered off of them.
> 
> Is there any way that this will stand up in court. Personally I would prefer
> to crush the cassettes and shred the tapes to be sure but I could end up
> being charged for destroying the stores property.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Steve Coath

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