• bobs_monkey@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      Just spit balling, but it might be possible to flatten the platters out to recover some of the data, maybe even enough to piece together what was on there. The proper method for destruction is to wipe the drives, then shred them.

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        6 months ago

        The proper method for destruction is to wipe the drives, then shred them.

        Yes for spinny drives.

        For SSDs, when you delete something TRIM + physics ensures it’s really really gone all the time

        Please stop shredding SSDs that can go on to a 2nd life…