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How to safely and securely destroy hard disk data

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How to safely and securely destroy hard disk data, Using a drill: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 How to safely and securely destroy hard disk data, Using a drill: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
Using a drill
  • If you have a pillar drill or drill press you may find this allows you to do the job more quickly. A 3 - 4mm high speed steel drill bit will do nicely.

  • Drilling through the lid and applying moderate pressure, you may feel the disk platter smash as the drill bit hits it, and likewise a second platter if there is one. Continue drilling until you come out the other side.

  • If the platter doesn't smash even with a little extra pressure with the drill, poke a nail punch or centre punch through the hole and hit it quite hard with a hammer until you smash the platter or platters.

  • If the drill hasn't penetrated right through the drive, shake the shards away from the hole and look into it. If you can see another shiny unbroken surface, there's a second disk platter. Smash that in the same way.

  • Very old drives, in particular desktop (3.5") drives as well as a few more modern ones may have aluminium platters. You should be able to drill right through these without difficulty.

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