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2010-02-02 , 09:25
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Originally Posted by TA-t3 View Post
Even that may not be sufficient. The flash cards have some extra cells in spare, and so your earlier data may have been rolled out and your 00 bytes go to other cells.
Yes, not the best method. And I know about the problem. But it is better than nothing.
And compare, how many bytes are images, mp3 or videos and how many bytes are your sensitive password files?

Originally Posted by TA-t3 View Post
If you want to securely delete the content of the flash card: Just destroy the card completely.
I'm not sure, but I guess this could cause a problem with the warranty when you destroy the internal flash before you send the Device back to Nokia.