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>Was it really routine maintenance to BleachBit an entire server after you receive a subpoena from the FBI? I would hope so, since presumably the storage devic

>Was it really routine maintenance to BleachBit an entire server after you receive a subpoena from the FBI? I would hope so, since presumably the storage devices on that server would either be resold or sent to a dump. The info on those storage devices (assuming backups/existence of that data elsewhere for government data retention purposes) should not be let out into the wild. In fact, I (and I don't work/exist in areas with confidential data) have a dozen or so hard drives that sit in a closet as I don't have the interface cards (any more) to hook them up and securely delete the data. Eventually I'll probably purchase a bulk eraser[0], but until then, those disks will sit in my closet as my business is my business and no one else's. [0] https://www.amazon.com/Degausser-Electricity-Required-Maintenance-Powerful/dp/B011DYA628 https://www.amazon.com/Degausser-Electricity-Required-Mainte...

phpthrowaway99 4y ago
I understand why people want to erase hard drives permanently and totally. My point was more about, isn't it a little weird to do so after the FBI says they want to look into the status of said devices.
bdowling 4y ago
More info on that degausser. https://www.mediaduplicationsystems.com/sd-1-hard-drive-tape-degausser https://www.mediaduplicationsystems.com/sd-1-hard-drive-tape... On sale, now only $3,990.00 (previously $6,999.99).
- piaste 4y ago
  If the OP only has a dozen drives to wipe, I think a drill and some liquid to pour over the platters would be a sufficient alternative.
  - nobody9999 4y ago
    >If the OP only has a dozen drives to wipe, I think a drill and some liquid to pour over the platters would be a sufficient alternative. An interesting idea and one I hadn't considered. Thanks!
knodi123 4y ago
lol, dude, just take out the screws and toss the platters in the oven. you need software to retrieve data, but not necessarily to destroy it. I made a cool spiral chandelier out of fishing wire and hard drive parts. The platters don't chime as harmoniously as I had hoped, but it still worked out great - and I have enough super fridge magnets to last the rest of my life.

phpthrowaway99 4y ago

I understand why people want to erase hard drives permanently and totally. My point was more about, isn't it a little weird to do so after the FBI says they want to look into the status of said devices.

bdowling 4y ago

More info on that degausser. https://www.mediaduplicationsystems.com/sd-1-hard-drive-tape-degausser https://www.mediaduplicationsystems.com/sd-1-hard-drive-tape... On sale, now only $3,990.00 (previously $6,999.99).

piaste 4y ago
If the OP only has a dozen drives to wipe, I think a drill and some liquid to pour over the platters would be a sufficient alternative.
- nobody9999 4y ago
  >If the OP only has a dozen drives to wipe, I think a drill and some liquid to pour over the platters would be a sufficient alternative. An interesting idea and one I hadn't considered. Thanks!

knodi123 4y ago

lol, dude, just take out the screws and toss the platters in the oven. you need software to retrieve data, but not necessarily to destroy it. I made a cool spiral chandelier out of fishing wire and hard drive parts. The platters don't chime as harmoniously as I had hoped, but it still worked out great - and I have enough super fridge magnets to last the rest of my life.