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Zammy
09 Sep 2010

What about soaking it in a bucket of very salty water, then letting it dry and corrode?

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Art
09 Sep 2010

I use the built-into the drive HDD Erase method as I've been given to understand that this does a super job. Supposedly it's so good that not even CIA or NSA can recover anything. Is that incorrect?

EDITOR'S NOTE: From what I've read, if the media is still intact, there's a chance that any erased data can still be recovered. How much effort that requires, and whether anyone might be motivated to do so is probably a more important consideration.

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Lee McIntyre
01 Oct 2010

I'm looking at drive-shredding services. One I found online quoted $5.00. "Just send us your drive and we will shred it. Promise." What assurances should I ask for to know they are legit?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Are they members of NAID? Do they provide any certifications?

Posted by:

Jerry in Detroit
02 Oct 2010

The point is that the hard drive platter must be physically destroyed to be sure the data cannot be recovered. Crushing will not do it. Caustic chemicals might work eventually but platters are typically made of stainless steel and are quite resistant to corrosion. Shredding is the gold standard.

While the NSA certifies erasure software, they do not use it themselves. Government agencies typically buy their own shredders. Shredders are not cheap. Hard drive shredding machines start in the 5 figure range and go up from there. No offense but $5 sounds suspiciously low; You would have to shred hundreds of hard drives a month just to pay the loan. If you do elect to use this service, be sure to break the circuit card on the hard drive before sending it out.

I checked into NAID but the $600 membership fee seems more suitable for protecting the big players and preventing startups than protecting customers.

Posted by:

yes
15 Nov 2014

More erase OK.
Hard drive all gone, recycle.
Much luck NSA.

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