Comments on: Deleting Data Before Donating Old PCs http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2008/04/18/deleting-data-before-donating-old-pcs/ Technology News, Reviews & How-To Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bill http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2008/04/18/deleting-data-before-donating-old-pcs/#comment-16102 Bill Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:29:34 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/windows/2008/04/18/deleting-data-before-donating-old-pcs/#comment-16102 To destroy a hard drive so that the data is unrecoverable, put it on a hard surface and hit it with a hammer about 1 inch in from all four sides until the case is deformed as far as you can get it. This will shatter the discs and make recovery as close to impossible as you can reasonably expect. I'm not saying that unlimited resources and technology might not be able to get something off such a drive, but if anyone wants you that badly they probably have plenty on you already. To destroy a hard drive so that the data is unrecoverable, put it on a hard surface and hit it with a hammer about 1 inch in from all four sides until the case is deformed as far as you can get it. This will shatter the discs and make recovery as close to impossible as you can reasonably expect.

I’m not saying that unlimited resources and technology might not be able to get something off such a drive, but if anyone wants you that badly they probably have plenty on you already.

]]> By: demian http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2008/04/18/deleting-data-before-donating-old-pcs/#comment-16101 demian Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:22:51 +0000 http://wp3.lockergnome.com/windows/2008/04/18/deleting-data-before-donating-old-pcs/#comment-16101 KillDisk is my favorite. www.killdisk.com KillDisk is my favorite.
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