Erase a usb key ?

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Hi,
I read somewhere that on a flash drive (such a usb key) when you erase a file, it is really gone... no need to overwrite anything.
Is that true ?
 
No, it's not true. USB keys use a FAT file system and deleted files are merely tagged as such and hence recoverable with the right software.
 
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You must overwrite, however with CD RWs all you have to do is perform a 'full format' and you're set :)
 
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