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Permanent Eraser		Jan 5 2009

XPIAXPIAX  hey guys. i'm new to the mac stuff, and i came across the Permanent Eraser application and am wondering what the heck "re-write 35 times" means.... what is this whole "re-writing" business? does this take up more space on my hard drive? and what's the meaning of re-writing it 35 times as opposed to 7 times by Secure Empty Trash? i have no idea what any of this lingo means...can somebody please explain this to me so i know i'm not screwing up my computer somehow...thanks  
(Version 2.3.5)

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Permanent Eraser		Jan 8 2009

EDENWAITH  Hello:

When Mac OS X's Secure Empty Trash erases, it will write over the same location on the hard drive 7 times, which is sort of like "scribbling" over the area so it makes it increasingly difficult to read what was originally on the hard drive.

Permanent Eraser makes use of a method (the Gutmann Method) to erase a file up to 35 times. This will not cause your hard drive to fill up or anything of the like.   
(Version 2.3.5)

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