Hard drive destruction

i have commented in past on this but will repeat a bit of what i said before.

removing the boards will deter a average person. not a person intent retreaving your data. it is possible to figure out what board belongs there by trial error on known used parts.



putting holes in platter / cutting them up same issue. granted much more EXPENSIVE advanced required tech but can be read.

you are actually better using an electromagnet (wipes data) on them followed by an abrasive flap disk or sander (destroys storage paths and removes layer used to store it). storage is like on a cd. inside edge to outside in straight line.

the absolute best method in my opinion is to melt them. a good oxy / accetelene torch will do it with pacience.

if they can recover data from slag they deserve what they find.

my suggestion comes from experiance. i have 13 years as a repair tech and have done data recovery / sent out mangled devices for recovery so know whats possible.

also i do offer data destruction. melting the platters or complete drive while taking video has been sufficient and results in a intresting and unique coversation piece / paper weight. granted theres still paperwork and record keeping to do reguardless. i have done hospital / millitary hard drives for those of you that are familiar with standards there. melting meets and exceeds dod / nsa (government agency) standards.