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throwing out laptop- best way to destroy hard drive?

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    #32
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    the_syco wrote: »
    Agreed. If you plan on selling it, that is. If not, DBAN it, and then drill 10 or so holes into the hard disk, dig a hole in the back garden, and throw the HDD into it, within a plastic bag.
    The plastic bag is for??? Keeping it clean? To prevent water getting in to?


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    #33
    Kenno90
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    Burn the Hard drive , and i don't mean burn like copying ,
    i mean burnnnnnnnnnn

    istockphoto_1585877_harddrive_on_fire_5.jpg


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    #34
    spadder
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    place it on a rail line line just before a freight train passes. That will definetly take care of all the 1's and 0's,
    or use Bertie Ahern memory wipe, similar to the red lights in Men in black where everything is forgotton.


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    #35
    partyatmygaff
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    Kenno90 wrote: »
    Burn the Hard drive , and i don't mean burn like copying ,
    i mean burnnnnnnnnnn

    istockphoto_1585877_harddrive_on_fire_5.jpg

    Thats all grand but the platter is made of metal which wont get damaged in the flames(Not damaged enough anyways :D)

    I destroyed a drive today actually by coincedince, i got a hammer and bashed the top cover until I got into the platters and then i just threw the platter into a box of fairly strong magnets.

    No chance that will ever be usable again


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    #36
    Kenno90
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    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    Thats all grand but the platter is made of metal which wont get damaged in the flames(Not damaged enough anyways :D)

    I destroyed a drive today actually by coincedince, i got a hammer and bashed the top cover until I got into the platters and then i just threw the platter into a box of fairly strong magnets.

    No chance that will ever be usable again

    thats true it is made of metal , but still i think fire would do serious harm ,
    these are the same hard drives that if a piece of dust gets in it'll ruin them


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    #37
    cat&mouse
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    Best of all, a Glass Hammer will do the trick, but be careful though.


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