Secure Delete

Splinky

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I'm about to send in my external firewire drive for reapair. How would I go about secure erasing my files on this drive?
 
Panther simply has "Secure Delete" in the Finder, but I see you're using Jaguar, so that's a no go. You can search Versiontracker - http://www.versiontracker.com/php/search.php?mode=basic&action=search&str=secure+delete&plt[]=macosx - and find 2 freeware apps that might help you. But if you're not paranoid, you can simply format the drive using Apple's Disk Utility/Drive Setup software. If you're not wearing a CIA badge, sunglasses and a small leather suitcase when returning the drive, I'm pretty sure the repair person won't go as far as to try and undelete stuff from the drive.
 
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