getting rid of a hard drive

[utmck]

What is the best way so that nothing can be retrieved off the computer?

 

[HornBud]

Do you have access to one of these:

 

[Anastasis]

Nothing less than complete destruction of the HDD. And then they can probably still rebuild some of you files if they were sufficiently motivated.

 

[14tokihorn]

If you want to tinker around - check out 'secure erase'... has to do with native coding on ATA drives after 2001.

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The program has apparently been added to the "UBCD" : Ultimate Boot CD (free... just google on it an burn to CD), I intended to check it out.

This kind of stuff is a real time killer in between for Bowl games!

 

[Bob Wills]

If you don't have access to a good degausser, DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke) will also do a decent job although it takes awhile.

 

[Orange&White]

Hammer some nails through it and then take it to the middle of Lake Travis and sink it in about 180 feet of water.

 

[brntorng]

Seriously.

 

[Luke Duke]

Either smash it or drill some holes in it.

 

[Lat22]

A nice big saltwater bay.

 

[l00p]

If you think the Feds or Jason Bourne are on to you, do the nails and also crush it with a hammer. Take pieces and distribute in varous trashcans in different places. Be creative and very random.

Sincerely,

Pam Landy

 

[utmck]

No, I don't have Jason Bourne after me or the IRS for that matter. But I will take a hammer and randomly distribute the pieces.

Thanks guys.

 

[MGS]

My company never throws away hard drives when they get rid of old computers.

We just have a closet full of old hard drives somewhere.

 

[Orange&White]

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[MGS]

Hey, I just work here man.