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Magneto-resistive image

Magneto-resistive image of FBI sample on left shows magnetic ridge (arrow) created as audiotape passes beneath erase head. Image on right shows that the ridge remains (arrow) although the tape later passes under the write head.

Original Hard Disk Data image

Although erased and overwritten with the NIST logo, the original hard disk data remain fairly visible in this magneto-resistive scan.