Hello,
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives (e.g.,
old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically destroy them at home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place that have drive
shredders (can't find many around my location)?
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives
(e.g., old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically
destroy them at home and toss the pieces into trash?
Hello,
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives (e.g.,
old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically destroy them at >home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place that have drive
shredders (can't find many around my location)?
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
Hello,
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives (e.g.,
old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically destroy them at home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place that have drive
shredders (can't find many around my location)?
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
Hello,
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives (e.g.,
old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically destroy them at
home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place that have drive
shredders (can't find many around my location)?
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
On 1/21/2024 10:17 AM, Ant wrote:
Hello,
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives (e.g.,
old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically destroy them at
home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place that have drive
shredders (can't find many around my location)?
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
Screwdriver through the air vent, scratch the disks.
Ant wrote:
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives (e.g.,
old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically destroy them at
home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place that have drive
shredders (can't find many around my location)?
Screwdriver through the air vent, scratch the disks.
Hello,
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives (e.g.,
old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically destroy them at home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place that have drive
shredders (can't find many around my location)?
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives (e.g.,
old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically destroy them at
home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place that have drive
shredders (can't find many around my location)?
There's a local non-profit company here that takes hard drives and
destroys them for you. If they are operational, they securely sanitize
them, overwriting all data multiple times and then repurpose them for
free or low cost to the community. If not, they physically destroy
(shred) and recycle them.
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives
(e.g., old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically
destroy them at home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place
that have drive shredders (can't find many around my location)?
There's a local non-profit company here that takes hard drives and
destroys them for you. If they are operational, they securely
sanitize them, overwriting all data multiple times and then repurpose
them for free or low cost to the community. If not, they physically
destroy (shred) and recycle them.
Some cities have shredding events, and include drives (HDD, SSD, USB).
These are events, so you have to wait until the next one.
Considering how easy HDDs can be dismantled, I wouldn't bother
waiting.
Plus, as Char mentions, you get a plus on the strong magnets inside.
Nice to have something than nothing. Plus the platters can be used as
shiny coasters.
On 2024-01-24, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives
(e.g., old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically
destroy them at home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place
that have drive shredders (can't find many around my location)?
There's a local non-profit company here that takes hard drives and
destroys them for you. If they are operational, they securely
sanitize them, overwriting all data multiple times and then repurpose
them for free or low cost to the community. If not, they physically
destroy (shred) and recycle them.
Some cities have shredding events, and include drives (HDD, SSD, USB). These are events, so you have to wait until the next one.
Luckily, this organization lets you drop off items whenever you want.
Considering how easy HDDs can be dismantled, I wouldn't bother
waiting.
It does take time away from doing other things though, so for me
dropping off a bunch of drives every once in a while is more convenient.
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Ant wrote:
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives (e.g., >>> old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically destroy them at >>> home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place that have drive
shredders (can't find many around my location)?
Screwdriver through the air vent, scratch the disks.
Never thought I'd have the strength to push a screwdriver, or even a
small awl, through the cinter filter in the pressure equalization port.
A drill and bit might work.
In comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
On 2024-01-24, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives
(e.g., old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically
destroy them at home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place
that have drive shredders (can't find many around my location)?
There's a local non-profit company here that takes hard drives and
destroys them for you. If they are operational, they securely
sanitize them, overwriting all data multiple times and then repurpose
them for free or low cost to the community. If not, they physically
destroy (shred) and recycle them.
Some cities have shredding events, and include drives (HDD, SSD, USB).
These are events, so you have to wait until the next one.
Luckily, this organization lets you drop off items whenever you want.
Considering how easy HDDs can be dismantled, I wouldn't bother
waiting.
It does take time away from doing other things though, so for me
dropping off a bunch of drives every once in a while is more convenient.
For me, I can't due to my disabilities. I don't mind paying a little to shred them. Some places are crazy expensive like $25 per drive.
In comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
On 2024-01-24, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives
(e.g., old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically
destroy them at home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place
that have drive shredders (can't find many around my location)?
There's a local non-profit company here that takes hard drives and
destroys them for you. If they are operational, they securely
sanitize them, overwriting all data multiple times and then repurpose
them for free or low cost to the community. If not, they physically
destroy (shred) and recycle them.
Some cities have shredding events, and include drives (HDD, SSD, USB).
These are events, so you have to wait until the next one.
Luckily, this organization lets you drop off items whenever you want.
Considering how easy HDDs can be dismantled, I wouldn't bother
waiting.
It does take time away from doing other things though, so for me
dropping off a bunch of drives every once in a while is more convenient.
For me, I can't due to my disabilities. I don't mind paying a little to shred them. Some places are crazy expensive like $25 per drive.
Jolly doesn't mention this "company" that will shred drives for free
in order to see if there are other branches that'll do the same work,
or if they accept mail-ins (so the cost to you is the shipping cost).
An unindentified "company" is of no use to anyone except Jolly.
https://www.recordnations.com/hard-drive-shredding/
That's one of the places I found in an online search
On 2024-01-24, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
Jolly doesn't mention this "company" that will shred drives for free
in order to see if there are other branches that'll do the same work,
or if they accept mail-ins (so the cost to you is the shipping cost).
That's because they are a small, local company that serves my local community. They don't take donations via mail, so you'll have to find
your own. Sorry.
An unindentified "company" is of no use to anyone except Jolly.
Not only did I not claim otherwise, but you're wrong in that the idea
that such organizations exist might just clue someone in to the
possibility that they can find one that is local to them. But by all
means, do cry harder. Your salty tears are somewhat nourishing, if not entertaining. í ¾í´£
https://www.recordnations.com/hard-drive-shredding/
That's one of the places I found in an online search
Well, look at that. It was helpful after all. í ½í¹‚
If I were in that situation, I'd just use a screwdriver to remove the platters and bend and/or sand them with sandpaper.
I'd have to find someone to open up the drive then. It is easier just to throw the drive into a shredder. Ha, I was pondering in buying a drive shredder. Yikes, those prices.
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
On 2024-01-24, VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
Jolly doesn't mention this "company" that will shred drives for free
in order to see if there are other branches that'll do the same
work, or if they accept mail-ins (so the cost to you is the shipping
cost).
That's because they are a small, local company that serves my local
community. They don't take donations via mail, so you'll have to find
your own. Sorry.
That's what I did to find my city has shredding events, and includes
hard drives. They're free, but they occur only on a few days during
the year.
An unindentified "company" is of no use to anyone except Jolly.
Not only did I not claim otherwise, but you're wrong in that the idea
that such organizations exist might just clue someone in to the
possibility that they can find one that is local to them. But by all
means, do cry harder. Your salty tears are somewhat nourishing, if
not entertaining. í ¾í´£
You didn't identify. So no one but you would know they don't have
branches elsewhere, or they don't accept mail-ins.
https://www.recordnations.com/hard-drive-shredding/
That's one of the places I found in an online search
Well, look at that. It was helpful after all. í ½í¹‚
No
*I* was helpful, not you.
Hello,Put the drive on a concrete floor and beat on it (hard) with a sledge
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives (e.g.,
old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically destroy them at
home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place that have drive
shredders (can't find many around my location)?
Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)
Ant wrote:
What do you do with your personal home dead/broken storage drives (e.g.,
old HDDs) that you want to get rid of? Do you physically destroy them at
home and toss the pieces into trash? Go to a place that have drive
shredders (can't find many around my location)?
Put the drive on a concrete floor and beat on it (hard) with a sledge hammer. It's that simple.
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