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bucolic_frolic

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7. Supposedly hard drives can be written over 99 times in one operation

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Tue Aug 27, 2024, 09:43 AM

Aug 2024

Randoming out the data, replacing it with zeros. But some say they can still recover data.

Personally I'd be ok with DoD (Dept of Defense) erasure, then I'd probably pass a strong magnet from an old hard drive over it 99 times. As to whether it would still operate ....?

But then I've never disposed of a hard drive. They simply wore out from exhaustion.

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Recycling laptops [View all] QED Aug 2024 OP

If you remove the hard drive, you reduce the value to zero. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 #1

Good question... QED Aug 2024 #4

I should have read more on their website...the info is there. QED Aug 2024 #6

I removed the hard drive. Where are you donating them? I have 3 also. OLDMDDEM Aug 2024 #2

It's an organization in AZ called Strut QED Aug 2024 #3

Thanks. I live in Maryland so I am going to see if there is a place similar to AZStrut. OLDMDDEM Aug 2024 #5

Supposedly hard drives can be written over 99 times in one operation bucolic_frolic Aug 2024 #7

There are several free tools canetoad Aug 2024 #8