Disposing of a hard drive.
On 15/06/2018 22:40, T wrote:
On 06/15/2018 09:53 AM, Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Bill Ward wrote:
Most hard drives seem quite indestructible. What is the best method
of disposal ? I do live on the coast with some 500ft high cliffs nearby.
Bill.
Hammer works.
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These things are so precise that any warping of the media
will render them useless.
Give it a couple of good whacks.Â* Wear safety glasses.
CD's and DVD's I just put in the micro wave for a few seconds.
The financial director where I used to work had a novel way of
destroying a floppy disk. He brought a crumpled one to me and asked if I
could do anything with it. He had left it on the window sill in full
sunlight and gone on holiday.
Bill.
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