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Ask HN: How to properly dispose of hard disks?
I have some really old dead hard disks to dispose of. What's the best way to remove/wipe/destroy the data on them prior to disposal?
- DanielStraight 16y agoTwo options: 1. Assume no one will care. This will work in 99.9% of cases. 2. Physical destruction. A hammer or axe should work nicely. Unless "dispose of" means give/sell to someone else, don't rely on electronic methods of deleting data.
- pierrefar 16y agoThanks. It's not about anyone not caring. I can't remember if they had things that are covered by NDAs. Can't hurt to be diligent. I was thinking of burning the actual platters, which would be part of option (2).