"Lynn McGuire" wrote in message
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On 6/15/2018 11:47 AM, 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.

I hammer a screwdriver into the vent hole.

For ultimate satisfaction, place the drive on a baulk of wood and hammer a
fat 6" nail through the casing somewhere off-centre of the circular hub
which is usually visible even on the outside of the case. You can apply
maximum brute force and imagine you are driving the nail into a sensitive
part of the anatomy of your worst enemy :-)

The MOD in the UK used insist (*) that disk-disposal contractors shave the
oxide off each of the platters, and then, for maximum paranoia, the oxide
must to be returned to the MOD, which suggests a fear of an unscrupulous
person gluing each bit of oxide back into the correct place on the disk. :-)

(*) So I've been told.