There are a number of proggies, free and price-tagged, which will overwrite deleted files. One is Shred-X, which can be DLed from Ziff-Davis. However, recently, I heard a interview with a guy who runs a data recovery firm. He went into all the programs and which ones were more effective, but then he said that the only way to be really sure that nothing at all can be recovered is to physically destroy the drive. He suggested a sledge hammer.
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