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June 15th 18, 05:47 PM
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Disposing of a hard drive.
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. 
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June 15th 18, 05:53 PM
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Disposing of a hard drive.
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. -- Take care, Jonathan ------------------- LITTLE WORKS STUDIO http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com
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June 15th 18, 06:10 PM
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On Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:47:31 +0100, 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. Being the inveterate 'tinkerer' that I am, I'd use a screwdriver.
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June 15th 18, 06:12 PM
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Disposing of a hard drive.
In article , 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. the best would be to run it through an industrial shredder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQYPCPB1g3o
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June 15th 18, 06:14 PM
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Disposing of a hard drive.
On 06/15/2018 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. One way is to drill a few holes through it. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us/ "The destroyer of weeds, thistles and thorns is a benefactor whether he soweth grain or not." --Robert G. Ingersoll
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June 15th 18, 06:23 PM
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Disposing of a hard drive.
On 06/15/2018 01:12 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , 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. the best would be to run it through an industrial shredder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQYPCPB1g3o Yep, that would do it. But finding one?
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June 15th 18, 06:24 PM
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Disposing of a hard drive.
On 06/15/2018 12:47 PM, 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. You could run dban on it. Writes over and over to it to erase the data very well. Then just recycle. Maryland US recycle centers have bins for computer / electronics.
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June 15th 18, 06:26 PM
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Disposing of a hard drive.
In article , Big Al
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. You could run dban on it. Writes over and over to it to erase the data very well. Then just recycle. Maryland US recycle centers have bins for computer / electronics. except he said the drive no longer works, which means dban may not be able to write anything to it.
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June 15th 18, 06:28 PM
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Disposing of a hard drive.
"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. Open it up. You'll find that the actual disks are very brittle and shatter into *lots* of pieces. You could probably also achieve that by just bending it a bit in a vice. PS - Watch out for tiny shards. They can be very sharp. It's best to contain the destruction.
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June 15th 18, 06:36 PM
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On 06/15/2018 01:26 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , Big Al 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. You could run dban on it. Writes over and over to it to erase the data very well. Then just recycle. Maryland US recycle centers have bins for computer / electronics. except he said the drive no longer works, which means dban may not be able to write anything to it. Missed that.
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June 15th 18, 06:47 PM
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On 15/06/2018 18:10, ray carter wrote:
On Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:47:31 +0100, 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. Being the inveterate 'tinkerer' that I am, I'd use a screwdriver. I've tried that in the past but you don't really get into it. Bill.
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June 15th 18, 06:48 PM
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On 15/06/2018 18:12, nospam wrote:
In article , 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. the best would be to run it through an industrial shredder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQYPCPB1g3o That's the way to do it! Bill.
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June 15th 18, 06:50 PM
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On 15/06/2018 18:14, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 06/15/2018 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. One way is to drill a few holes through it. I used to work many years ago for Stanley Bridges who made power tools. My one must have lasted for about thirty years before burning out. Bill.
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June 15th 18, 06:57 PM
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Bill Ward wrote:
On 15/06/2018 18:10, ray carter wrote: On Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:47:31 +0100, 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. Being the inveterate 'tinkerer' that I am, I'd use a screwdriver. I've tried that in the past but you don't really get into it. Bill. need micro torx...can salvage strong rare earth magnets and shiny disk wind chimes. -- Take care, Jonathan ------------------- LITTLE WORKS STUDIO http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com
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June 15th 18, 07:02 PM
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On 06/15/2018 12:28 PM, Mayayana 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. Open it up. You'll find that the actual disks are very brittle and shatter into *lots* of pieces. You could probably also achieve that by just bending it a bit in a vice. PS - Watch out for tiny shards. They can be very sharp. It's best to contain the destruction. I take them apart to salvage the very powerful magnets They come in handy and they are super strong. Rene
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