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From: "Mat Grove" <mat@???>
To: "Hampshire LUG Discussion List" <hampshire@???>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Hard disk destruction
> Victor Churchill wrote:
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>> So maybe I'm being the opposite of ultra paranoid (infra paranoid?) -
>> I keep my disk platters as coasters. They soon collect enough
>> scratches from tea/coffee mugs that re reading them would be non
>> trivial.
>
> This is also my approach. The magnets are fun to play with too.
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I must admit, I have a drawer full of hard drives that probably work well.
I've whipped them out of machines I've discarded because I've never had the
time to safely destroy the data.
But another question is - if you want to physically destroy the drive unit -
what's the safest method? The platters themselves seem to be so well
sealed that presumably a well positioned drill hole or two would be the
simplest approach (with proper protection of course). Is there a simpler
way?
Cheers
Rob
