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Disk Utility "Writing Zeros"
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ThisGuy
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Feb 22, 2003, 11:05 PM
 
i plugged in my external firewire drive and went to erase it using Disk Utility, when i was about to erase it i noticed an option to "write zeros." how long has this feature been a part of OS X? i remember erasing the same drive using X.1.5 and not seeing this option.
     
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Feb 22, 2003, 11:57 PM
 
Since 10.2.2 I believe.
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Feb 23, 2003, 12:23 AM
 
Originally posted by OptimusG4:
Since 10.2.2 I believe.
cool, thanks for the info.
     
   
 
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