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Re: How-To Guide for Removing Data from Storage Media
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Originally Posted by Pangolin
Or you could just drop the hard drive from head height onto a concrete floor.
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I have successfully transplanted platters from a failed drive to a new one to recover data. Data recovery shops have even successfully recovered data from drives disfigured in fires. A military grade disk erase should be sufficient but if you really want a physical destruction of data I recommend a Hard Drive Shredder...
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