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Uploaded by on Jan 26, 2009

Bored and curious at work, the HHD Tech support crew decides to find out if magnets can really destroy hard drives.

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  • Wow! The amount of views this video got! Thanks for the comments everyone.

    To the people that think it was a waste: Don't worry. It was a ~12GB hard drive, which was standard circa 1998. We, as tech support, destroy hard drives before we throw them out, just in case there was sensitive data.

  • My brain runs ext5 and runs on s basic unix format with most standard unix utilities installed, I think I need to run a disk check but it tells me I need to unmount my brain before I do it or otherwise I may cause unrepairable damage. What should I do?

  • @TheInuYashaDogEars If you have a spare brain available, I suggest you clone your own brain onto it, using the rsync utility. You can then mount and boot to the second brain, so you can and run a disk check on the first. Once complete, boot back to your first brain, and be sure to wipe the second brain, as it may remember personal information, such as your social security number or PIN numbers.

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  • A nerd's idea of an exciting saturday night....

  • There is a magnetic cat inside the hard drive? XD

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  • woooow, hard drive is full of stuff but the weight is the same! LOL

  • I guess the hard drive was saying HELP ME!!!!!!

  • it looks like it's alive

  • @666kingzero support computers rights movement!

  • omg it sounds like a kitten

  • thats just wrong. hearing that poor hard drive scream like that.it makes me sick. sorry but i cant tolerate it. nice now i sound like one of those angry youtube people hahaha my bad.

  • I wish I was there hahaha xD

  • here kitty kitty here kitty kitty has anyone seen my cat?

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