A technician needs to securely delete all data from a hard drive containing highly sensitive
information. Which of the following is the BEST way to delete the data?
A.
Low-level format
B.
Manually select and delete the data within the OS
C.
Delete the partition and re-format
D.
Standard format
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Low-level format is also known as “disk reinitialization.”
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A.
Low-level-format
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Why low level format? I personally delete the partition, wipe the HDD, and re-formatted it again.
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Because a high-level format still leaves recoverable data behind.
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ah okay, I got it…had it the other way around…I thought the higher the level format, the better…thanks Akoachi!
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