Re: destroying hard drives (intentionally)

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Author: Daniel P. Stasinski
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: destroying hard drives (intentionally)
On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 04:25, mike hoy wrote:
> 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?


I found a safe and "fun" way to do it...

1. Open the drive and remove the platters.
2. Give platters a full body massage with a strong cobalt magnet
3. Smack the platters a few times with a hammer.
4. Drill small hole 1/4" from the outer edge.
5. Attach random length fishing line between hole and a wooden dowel.

Now your hard drive is reduced to a wind chime that a non-techie mom or
gramma will love. At least that is what I've been doing with mine for
the last 20 years.

Daniel

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