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ElAdri1999 t1_iy48082 wrote

Reply to comment by boersc in eli5 How is computer memory deleted? by unlikemike123

But if you can do the hammer delete then it's way better, since someone might be able to recover your stuff if not sufficiently deleted

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[deleted] t1_iy4loxs wrote

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CrazyMando t1_iy4nqq0 wrote

Sledgehammer

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Pikassassin t1_iy4py1y wrote

Gigantic electromagnet

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ElAdri1999 t1_iy4qk5j wrote

All, all is good.

My last dead HDD I removed the magnets(which are fucking strong as fuck btw) and spun the platter while scratching lines on it, when I finished I broke it just for the safety

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Kriss3d t1_iy4tw7s wrote

If it's a 2.5" hard-drive you can just give it a good whack with a hammer.

When it sounds like a box of matches, your data is safely deleted.

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cope413 t1_iy4tl9m wrote

Just make sure none of your crypto is on a drive you do that to.

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