Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:25:44 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Andrew Falanga <af300wsm@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Wipe a drive clean Message-ID: <20080623162544.023799e3.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20080623202259.GB97202@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <340a29540806231257x670cf398qc5bf11c396fd0afb@mail.gmail.com> <20080623202259.GB97202@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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In response to Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>: > Note that wiping flash drives way will > shorten the lifespan of the device. This statement is largely obsolete. Modern flash has rewrite cycles that often exceed traditional platter-based disks. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com
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