Best/fun way of trashing my dead HDD containing my personal data (with poll!)

[qubit]

@Ithanul I'm not sure I approve of the way that guy is just chucking those drives in there like that instead of placing them gently. Ya know, they might get damaged or something.

Mail it to the Middle East, it'll get nuked there soon enough.

Yes! This is our new best suggestion!

 

[jsfitz54]

I voted other. Take out platters intact and use them to make a mobile or some other tech art project.

 

[peche]

also you could give a few shots with a Tau cannon, if dont have one, i will lend you mine's!

 

[the54thvoid]

also you could give a few shots with a Tau cannon, if dont have one, i will lend you mine's!

I'm telling the relevant authorities about you.....

(does it interact with muons?)

 

[kenkickr]

If you have a microwave to get rid of nuke it like your making ramen noodles

 

[peche]

(does it interact with muons?)

thats classified lad, show your black mesa id or anomalous materials badge

 

[the54thvoid]

thats classified lad, show your black mesa id or anomalous materials badge

Gordon Freeman mugged me with a crowbar and stole my pass.

 

[Frick]

Gordon Freeman mugged me with a crowbar and stole my pass.

And you were blushing the whole time I'm sure.

 

[peche]

Gordon Freeman mugged me with a crowbar and stole my pass.

lol....

And you were blushing the whole time I'm sure.

 

[eidairaman1]

Run killdisk on it 5 times

 

[xorbe]

Just dd with /dev/zero ... if it had anything that important, someone will crowbar you for the info later anyway.

 

[BiggieShady]

It's a little paranoid to think that someone is going to go out of their way to recover data from a dead drive and isn't a realistic expectation.

I agree. The most realistic scenario that comes close is if a target is VIP/Celebrity/Rich person who brings dead drive to the data recovery company and employee steals recovered sensitive data.

when all your important data is on it, one gets a little paranoid and plays it safe.

I suspect you just want to physically destroy dead hardware and make a poll out of it. If that's the case, I approve

I voted other:
Toss it into a MRI machine and run the scan.

 

[Ithanul]

I voted other. Take out platters intact and use them to make a mobile or some other tech art project.

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Ooo, never thought of that. I seen where one peep made his into a clock. But that is sweet right there. May do that when ever one of my many drives finally do decide to kick the bucket.

 

[Static~Charge]

My preferred disposal method: take it to the target range and create some large-caliber gaps in the data.

 

[qubit]

I suspect you just want to physically destroy dead hardware and make a poll out of it. If that's the case, I approve

I voted other:
Toss it into a MRI machine and run the scan.

Shhh, don't let on!

I'd love to see it fly in that MRI machine...

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Unscrew the cover, disassemble the spindle, lay the platters out on rocks, torch them.

My preferred disposal method: take it to the target range and create some large-caliber gaps in the data.

That would be expensive. Those rounds are over $2 each.


Edit: Or toss it into Kilauea (Mount Doom ):

 

[Static~Charge]

That would be expensive. Those rounds are over $2 each.

Yes, but one round will "ventilate" over a dozen drives if you strap them together first.

 

[flmatter]

I have a 25ton shop press that is perfect for destroying things

 

[xorbe]

If I had to absolutely destroy a hard drive, after dd if=/dev/zero (...), I'd open the case, pop the platters, and hit the surfaces with the angle grinder / blow torch. That's the best I've got lying around (that could be used legally hah), unless there are some common household cleaners / garage chemicals that would attack the platter surfaces.

 

[flmatter]

common household cleaners / garage chemicals

those are still legal in California and how would you clean your area up with the water ban in place? hahahaha