1.   Recovering deleted data can be extremely laborious.

2.   There even are companies, such as Minneapolis-based Ontrack, that specialize in recovering data from disks that have crashed.

3.   When the information stored on the floppy is vital, there are companies that specialize in recovering data from bad floppy and hard disks.

4.   While the FBI or CIA may have a shot at recovering data from a formatted hard disk, the information is gone for all practical purposes.