[Hidden-tech] * * * Cleaning off a harddrive * * *

[Michael Muller]

Very satisfying. If you really want to get into the guts, unscrew the 
casing and use sandpaper on the platters.

BTW, the "leave it outside in the weather" is to give the ants an 
opportunity to move in. :-)

Mik

Mik Muller, president
Montague WebWorks
20 River Street, Greenfield, MA
413-320-5336
http://MontagueWebWorks.com
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On 1/25/2024 11:26 AM, Deborah Chandler wrote:
> Thank you, Mik and others, for sharing your wisdom. I will take the 
> data from your expertise and make some sound decisions. Throwing hard 
> drives onto the ground and drilling lots of holes, that actually 
> sounds fun. :-)
>
> Thanks,
> Deb
>
> On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 11:21 AM Michael Muller via Hidden-discuss 
> <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
>
>     To ensure my old HDs are unreadable, I prefer to use a metal drill
>     bit and make lots of holes in the drive, then soak it in dishwater
>     for an hour, then leave it outside in the weather for a while
>     before dropping it off at the transfer station as scrap metal.
>
>     I saw a horrific news story once about large corporations selling
>     their old digital copiers and printers to bulk buyers, who
>     eventually shipped them off to Russia. Great! How much info did
>     they just hand over? I will never copy my tax returns at Staples.
>
>     Mik
>
>     Mik Muller, president
>     Montague WebWorks
>     20 River Street, Greenfield, MA
>     413-320-5336
>     http://MontagueWebWorks.com  <http://MontagueWebWorks.com>
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>     On 1/24/2024 10:03 PM, all pinehurstpictures.com
>     <http://pinehurstpictures.com> via Hidden-discuss wrote:
>>     Deb,
>>
>>     Your best bet is to wipe (format) the entire drive and reload the
>>     OS. Not 100% secure but the average person won’t get in. The G4
>>     is so old it won’t be useful to anyone. Take the hard drive and
>>     smash it against the ground a few times, then recycle.
>>
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>>     *Subject:* [Hidden-tech] * * * Cleaning off a harddrive * * *
>>     Hi folks,
>>
>>     Could someone guide me on the best way to clear personal data off
>>     a computer, but leave software on there? I have a MacPro desktop
>>     computer and a G4 desktop that I want to give away, and need to
>>     clear my files off beforehand, this week ideally.
>>
>>     Thanks,
>>     Deb
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