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Pikassassin t1_iy4py1y wrote

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

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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