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Unless you're very paranoid then a single pass of zeroes should be sufficient. The bigger problem is what to to with a dead hard disk. It's usually easier to b
by omh 13y ago
Unless you're very paranoid then a single pass of zeroes should be sufficient.
The bigger problem is what to to with a dead hard disk. It's usually easier to buy a new one rather than replace it, but an attacker could perhaps repair the disk to steal the data.
At work we send any non-wipable disk to be physically shredded. At home I think I'd just hold on to all disks indefinitely.
- maxerickson 13y agoThere's lots of ways to damage the platters, at which point the data probably won't justify exotic recovery methods. For a drive with bitcoin on it, just move the coins to new addresses before disposing of it.
- x3c 13y agoOpen it, take the disc out and microwave it.
- gmac 13y agoDangerous?
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- atwebb 13y agoDrive a few nails through the case, it's fun and destructive! When drives were much larger, we used to take them apart, use the platter for mirrors/silly decorations and the magnets to magnetize tools around the office.
- bluedino 13y ago>> Unless you're very paranoid then a single pass of zeroes should be sufficient. If you're paranoid it won't matter how many passes of zeroes you do. After 1 it's done. If you're still paranoid, hard drives make great rifle targets.