How to Permanently Delete Data From a Flash Drive
Did you know that files can be pulled from data drives that have been wiped? That includes hard disk drives, solid state drives, and yes, USB flash drives. It doesn’t matter if the drive is internal or external — data recovery is a real thing that works. So the next time you have a flash drive that contains a sensitive file, you should know that dragging that file to the Recycle Bin is not enough to actually get rid of it. This simply marks the file as deleted. The bits are still there. If you want to obliterate your flash…
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