On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 04:25:30 -0700 mike hoy wrote: > Hi > > If somebody wanted to completely destroy a harddrive or flash drive so > that no data whatsoever could ever be extracted from it how would they > go about doing that? [SNIP] If you don't have the tools to remove the cover (hard drives have great powerful magnets inside, worth saving as Bill Lindley showed me) and get at platters then a hammer and center punch will "decomission" a drive very effectively, especially on drives with glass platters. :-) Dennisk --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss