Re: Reinitialized HD Probs...

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From: Larry Stoter
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 00:00

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Rebecca and Rowland <real-address-in-sig@flurbletigibbet.rhubarb.foobar>
wrote:

snips ...

> btw, doesn't initialising a Mac HDD just destroy the directory structure
> etc., leaving the actual data on the disc intact?  (Not that this
> matters unless you're worried about security)
> 
> Rowland.
> 
Don't think so - otherwise it would only take a few minutes at most. Try
reinitialising a 1Gb HD and it takes much longer. Disk is being
completely wiped:)


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