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Have you tried turning it off and on again? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (15 children)

I'm assuming this is actually to render an old drive inoperable, in case of sensitive contents?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (9 children)

Just spit balling, but it might be possible to flatten the platters out to recover some of the data, maybe even enough to piece together what was on there. The proper method for destruction is to wipe the drives, then shred them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Aren't the discs made from a material that shatters like glass?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

In principle yes but I never managed to shatter or break a disc platter... But then I never had a sledgehammer

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