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Uploaded by on Apr 20, 2008

I wanted to erase some hard disk drives (HDD) for good, but found that reformatting wouldn't wipe the drives clean. So I got my kids and dog to help destroy the hard drives.

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  • You do realize that the data is still largely recoverable, right? Maybe not to the average computer tech, but definitely by law enforcement agencies. When I destroyed my hard drive, I sanded down and then smashed the platters up and broke them into tiny fragments. I then scattered those fragments among different trash bags over the course of two months. Anyone who recovers the data from my hard drive deserves to steal my identity.

  • @batmanpronz the video was tongue in cheek

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  • This didnt do anything to the actual data on the dsc. And WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO HIDE PERVERT!?

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  • Fire beats water in this situation!

  • @iRouRoui This software forthose who have the data which must not be known by others. for example, FBI.

    MiniTool Drive Wipe, FREE--MiniTool Drive Wipe could destroy all information in your chosen disks safely and permanently.

    Once data erased by MiniTool Drive Wipe, the data will not be able to recover by any data recovery software

    t can ensure the security of your private and unwanted data and prevent someone from recovering your data.

  • Dropping two feet onto wood chips isn't going to do anything......try blending it!

  • just delete the files and format c:\ .. no one cares, and no one will try to recover them... unless you're ossama ben laden

  • @sparks12001 You'd probably be amazed the amount of information that's on your hard drive.

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  • anyone got a hrad drive because i need to smash one but the one i want to smash is one to my mac book pro :(

  • Hard drives are actually quite tough. When they're unpowered, the read heads are safely off the platters, so you won't get any head crashes during hard impacts. Modern drives also have G-force sensors on them that snap the heads away if they detect blunt force trauma while turned on.

    Chances are, if you clean them up and dry them out, the data on the drive can still be salvaged. You really need a powerful degausser or physical destruction of the platters to guarantee the data is destroyed.

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