[rescue] Degaussing Drives?

[Al Potter]

stephen at wolthusen.com said:
> If you are in fact low-level formatting you should be aware of the
> fact that media can be read after such a procedure, in most cases even
> after multiple overwrites.

Technically, yes.  But realistically, by whom and at what cost?

Weigh the answer to these questions against the value of the data and make 
(or ask the boss to make) a Risk Decision.