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    Default Re: How to open hard disk in binary mode?

    Assuming you mean on Windows: you will have to use the Windows API and deal with all the restrictions imposed by Vista and later versions. For older Windows see:
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/100027
    I am fairly sure you cannot achieve this with only Qt QIODevice access.
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