Re: Proper disposal of hard drives?

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
www.BJsBariatrics.Com
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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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