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This is mostly me but the case that's the most common is that a disk can't be wiped because its dead. Gotta do that before hand.
by jethro_tell 3y ago
This is mostly me but the case that's the most common is that a disk can't be wiped because its dead. Gotta do that before hand.
- aftbit 3y agoWell you can always drill holes in the platter, or hit them with a strong magnet, or just separate them and toss them in the trash. Unless you're fighting the NSA, you can probably get away with enough physical destruction to make recovery challenging.
- jethro_tell 3y agoThat doesn't work if you need to RMA the disk. So best to encrypt before you put anything on the disk