posted on July 17, 2003 02:04:52 PM new
Took the one out of my old puter and hit with hammer about a dozen times - also did with that with the memory boards. This was suggested awhile back but I cannot burn them where I live. Should I put the hard drive in a bucket of water and leave for awhile or have I done enough before I discard in the trash?
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posted on July 17, 2003 02:13:04 PM new
Goshes & gollywompers chipper-monkies, wtf do you have on yer HD, secret plans for the non-existant Iraqi WMD's??
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posted on July 17, 2003 02:19:57 PM new
You should have done a secure erase with Norton before you removed it from the computer. If you run a strong magnet close to the case, you can erase everything on the internal disks.
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posted on July 17, 2003 02:34:16 PM new
Yes, I have a strong magnet and will try that and I did have a lot of personal financial information on it. I realize there is one chance in many millions that the hard drive would be fished out of the trash somewhere but then some people do win lotteries and look at the odds there.
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posted on July 17, 2003 02:44:26 PM new
I think I wrote a while back about some college students that did research on Hard drives. They collected over 100 from thrift stores and what not on thos hard drives they found 37,000 credit card numbers and a bunch of other important information. The conclusion was destroy your hard drive. Do no give it to anyone or any thrift shop. I think you probably killed it the first crack of the hammer....if not the water did it in for good.
posted on July 17, 2003 07:03:41 PM new
Bear1949...That technique only works for bookies, prostitutes and drug dealers when the cops are trying to kick in the front door
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