On Mon, 8 Feb 1999 sozniat_private wrote: > My solution was to write a utility that will make a huge file filled > with zeros the same size as the remaining space on the hard drive. Then > I deleted that file and compacted the database into a new filename. > > Of course this was several years ago when remaining space on a hard > drive was negligent. I look at my remaining hard drive space now and > making a 3GB file would not be practical. Perhaps you could make a > small partition or even a ram drive just for this purpose. Or run a utility that wipes out free space on a daily basis. There are several that I have seen. I am not affiliated with Jetico other than a user, but I use their BestCrypt encrypted filesystem for Windows (which is a great product), and it comes with a utility to fry unused portions of your hard drive and other locations that could contain old data. The drive wiper is available as a seperate download and is free for noncomercial use. It's about $10 for the purchased version. http://www.jetico.sci.fi/bcwipe.htm -- IanSmithat_private Visit Below! My HP48/Imagine/ImageMaster/FractalExtreme Page --> www.ian.org The best baseball simulation on the market! --> www.imonkey.com
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