I've worked in the HDD industry for 10yrs and have learn't a few tricks on securely destroying HDDs in my time. Would people appreciate a guide on how to do that?

You can never have too much info Nathanio!

Go for it.

I shall do it at the weekend with pictures

I'm a technomuppet and as such my fear is not destroying a hard drive properly when I scrap a PC, so I use my angle grinder with a diamond grit cutting wheel. Is this the wrong approach? Is there an easier way?

I'm a technomuppet and as such my fear is not destroying a hard drive properly when I scrap a PC, so I use my angle grinder with a diamond grit cutting wheel. Is this the wrong approach? Is there an easier way?

 

That is one way of doing it! I use a method that means you can do it in the evening without disturbing the neighbours.

Sounds good to me, but my neighbours are already reasonably disturbed, but that's normal for Lancashire.

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Google active@killdisk. Used that a few times to delete HDD's with bank info and hardcore porn on before.

One or two hits with a hammer till the platters shatter does the job.

Google active@killdisk. Used that a few times to delete HDD's with bank info and hardcore porn on before.

 

Sounds like a mighty fine bank

Google active@killdisk. Used that a few times to delete HDD's with bank info and hardcore porn on before.

 

Hope you remembered to back the porn up first!

I made a bird scarer out of the platters from my last failed Seagate drive, the latest failed Seagate is still under warranty, so being RMA'ed.

 

(I swear Seagate drives are like mice, I havent bought one in YEARS, so where do they keep coming from?? Breeding in dark corners/under the floor boards is my guess).

One or two hits with a hammer till the platters shatter does the job.

 

+1

One or two hits with a hammer till the platters shatter does the job.

 

That's my method, too

All this 19th century hammer action, it seems I must be a techie with my angle grinder.

put the platters in the microwave.

Throw in the Woodburner?

I just take mine apart and take the physical disc and use them as coasters! (they are the perfect size, unless they are the little 2.5" laptop type discs)

 

Any oldfags from 4chan remember the kid who nuked his dads hard drive with a giant magnet trying to triforce with the help of 4chan members

Ah the gold old days of 4chan

Any oldfags from 4chan remember the kid who nuked his dads hard drive with a giant magnet trying to triforce with the help of 4chan members

Ah the gold old days of 4chan

 

 

Ahh yes...... the good old days.

 

It's not what it was anymore. Just a bunch of attention seeking kids.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/035/585/19d5af6f06bb37e70a68e775095c3aaf.png?1263474215

Well worth the read

Still not sure if the kid was legit or trolling

For reference read down left column then right column

Ahh yes...... the good old days.

It's not what it was anymore. Just a bunch of attention seeking kids.

Do you remember the guy with the skull from the catacomb's???

No I can't say I do?

I may start a seperate thread of 4 cham classics threads

http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/035/585/19d5af6f06bb37e70a68e775095c3aaf.png?1263474215

If real... what a poor innocent dim-witted young chap whose life was ended prematurely...