[ale] destroy old drives
DJ-Pfulio
djpfulio at jdpfu.com
Sun Mar 31 19:42:12 EDT 2019
1 pass, random, dban or dd sourced from /dev/urand if they still work.
Or 4 holes with a 3/8th inch drill if they don't.
Firearm discharge is highly discouraged in my neighborhood. But they might be
nice for plinking with a pellet rifle. Anyone know of they make a satisfying noise?
"Bundy, you forgot to make the shwoosh."
On 3/31/19 4:02 PM, Alex Carver via Ale wrote:
> On 2019-03-31 11:48, Geoffrey Myers via Ale wrote:
>> So, I’m cleaning up the basement. Got a stack of old drivers I’m working to erase. Many of which are, not surprisingly inaccessible. Google says simply remove the platters and hammer them into shards.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>
> If you're super worried because they contain the whereabouts of Jimmy
> Hoffa or the actual identity of the person buried in Grant's Tomb, you
> grind them up.
>
> If you're pretty worried because they contain your prized collection of
> Kenny G. you smash them into chunks.
>
> If you're not quite so worried because they only contain cat videos then
> you run them through a demagnitizer.
>
> If you have no worry at all repurpose them for crafts, you can make a
> nice clock background out of platters.
>
> If you're crazy like me you try to revive them and use them in another
> computer just for fun.
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