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by extraduder_ire 1021 days ago
I don't think you want to get a floppy disk anywhere near an electron microscope if you care about the data on it.
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I thought I remember reading somewhere that it is possible to retrieve deleted data on really old MFM hard drives with a electron microscope, hence the need for secure wiping/multiple passes in those particular drives, but would be impossible on modern drives due to the density.