Re: Proper disposal of hard drives?

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's exactly what I do. I have a nice maul - I hit each disk directly 
in the electronics with the pointy end and then bash it a couple of 
times with the flat end to bust the platters.  Sure, someone with a LOT 
of time might be able to get some data off of them, but if somebody with 
those resources wants to know my business, I'm already in a lot of 
trouble <grin>

Joe

> Fireplace?
> But in the middle of summer, a large hammer would probably be just as
> effective.
>
> Bob Crothers
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> On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 6:12 PM, David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
> > I've got a few hard drives that have failed ... bad sectors, bad logic
> > boards, etc.
> >
> > What's the best way to dispose of them so nobody can get any information
> > from them?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > david
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