Two clarifications: Once over written, a file may still be recovered but it might be missing a piece or two here and there depending on the file fragmentation level. I assumed that "clean install" meant an install and not a system restore or a recovery using the recovery disc set or recovery partition on the hard drive. Don recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I'm not Gman, but I don't see any need for a tool such as that. Those > are designed for data recovery after you have formatted a drive or > otherwise destroyed all access to the data via normal means. You don't > need it if you have done a back up of your data before you begin the > clean install. Also, once installed, the data will have likely been > overwritten by the new system or all the temp files used in the install > process. > > To summarize: These are disaster recovery tools. A clean install, in > most cases, is not a disaster. Back up your data, > > I also think that the link Gman gave was for the drive image software > product information page. You found the company home page and the > software is a little further down on that page. > > > For a clean install: > <snipped> please see original message for details --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------