Re: Deleting data

[Roy S Schestowitz <roy-dot-schestowitz-at-isbe-dot-man-dot-ac-dot-uk@use-address-before-at.com>]

aj wrote:

> 
> "Brian" <cromer@tesco.net> wrote in message
> news:rtUFc.57$wj1.12@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>> Grateful for suggestions as to any software effective in permanently
>> deleting data from HD.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Brian
> 
> Try Eraser - a freeware prog available from www.nonags.com
> Various options available, overwrites data to be erased 35 times with
> random data strings.

Maybe I am being ignorant, but why erase the data 35 times?

Roy