Option number B. Formatting is no guarantee. You could try to zero it:

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But when I had to run a project to decommission Orange Netherlands we found it easier and safer to rip out every hard disk and hired a company who securely transport them and crush them.

Mind you, our data was more confidential as it had a lot of customer data.

Posted By: Steve in Holland, Aug 18, 13:59:30