Ways to kill your drive before binning it?

[barnettgs]

As the subject says

Which? magazine recommends hammering it as the best and easy way to get rid of the data on the drive. Do you agree?

 

[Scuzi]

Fire. Lots of fire. HDDs do smell funny when on fire but the data will be gone.

 

[HarryPainful]

Smashing the platters is the only sure way of destroying data on a disk.

 

[SpaghettiOs]

Wipe it with a magnet, drill it, enact sadistic fantasies on it. Basically destroy it as much as possible.

 

[Ben643]

Use darwins boot and nuke 35 pass random wipe thing to initially get rid of the data... then sledge hammer it as much as possible and throw the bits in a fire.

And possibly throw it in some water after for good luck?

 

[barnettgs]

Cheers. I guess I will hammer it then. Can't be bothered to make a fire.

 

[ConTRo13R]

sulphuric acid!

or liquid nitrogen then smash it with a hammer

 

[drunkenmaster]

As the subject says

Which? magazine recommends hammering it as the best and easy way to get rid of the data on the drive. Do you agree?

open it up, disconnect platter, put in cd case, anyone finds it they'll put it in their cd drive and it will probably shatter

¬_¬


Ok to be honest I've just always assumed a platter would look rather like one of those small cd's.

poop on it? no one will go near it. Go to a car scrap yard, put a bunch on the floor have that huge crane moved magnet pick them up raise them 100ft then drop them, magnet wipe and smash in one move.

 

[ant2221]

what happens to a hdd platter in a microwave, is it like a cd?

you may as well test this method before hitting it with a hammer. im now intrigued.

personally id hammer it, and maby burn it if i was in the mood, keep the magnets thou, there fun.

 

[PhillyDee]

1. Dismantle it.
2. Keep the magnets.
3. Write obscene things on the platters with a centre punch.
4. ????
5. throw away.

 

[P_A_N_I_C]

the platters make nice shiny metal coasters

 

[pby]

you'll probably need a few more for that

 

[Blackout]

Which? magazine recommends hammering it as the best and easy way to get rid of the data on the drive. Do you agree?

open it up and smear strawberry jam all over it.


....My kids seem to know that this underestimated substance is fantastic for ruining not only home furnishings but also the odd electrical appliance too.

 

[Slogan]

....Flush it

 

[TheRedZealot]

Buy a Blendtec Blender?

 

[Devil_Spawn]

make a speaker out of it

 

[Nanobot]

Wait until bonfire night. Or anyone got a good CD shredder?
Has me thinking. Must dig out an old but dead Maxtor and see what i can do with the platters...

 

[mrgubby]

Fill it with important data then put a label on it saying.......


Seagate 7200.11




It will be completely trashed

 

[BloomerzUK]

Give it to the Government, they'd quickly dispose of it

 

[VaderDSL]

thermite