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| From | David <wibble@btinternet.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.comp.homebuilt |
| Subject | Re: Disposing of tiny hard drives |
| Date | 2026-01-24 21:25 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mtkrmuFdf34U14@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <mthn0gFdf34U7@mid.individual.net> <10l0e87$4qga$1@dont-email.me> |
On Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:22:00 +0000, RJH wrote: > On 23 Jan 2026 at 16:47:12 GMT, David wrote: > >> I am finally clearing out some of my old kit. >> >> Hard rives around the 160Gb size, for example. >> So comparable to a £10 SDHC card. >> >> Is there a sensible way to format them clean? >> Do people still trawl through old HDDs to try and find account >> information? >> >> Or is putting a hammer through it the easiest/safest way? >> >> I have gone past trying to save interesting and useful components. >> My hoard of technical obsolete crap is going to be reduced! >> >> > FWIW I had 6 or 7 <500MB disks that hadn't been switched on for 10 years > or more. > > On the data, I figured that if I hadn't needed it in the last 10 years I > was unlikely to need it at all. I have always kept fairly rigorous > backups, so there's a hope there that anything useful has been caught in > the backup regime. > > On the disposal, I drilled a couple of holes through them all with a > carbide bit (although they were pretty 'soft') and took them to Curry's > for recycling (or whatever it is that they do with them). Sounds like a plan. Although I would take them to the local Recycling Centre (Tip) as it is far closer than the nearest Currys. Cheers Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 10 x64 -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com
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Disposing of tiny hard drives David <wibble@btinternet.com> - 2026-01-23 16:47 +0000
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Re: Disposing of tiny hard drives "Ginchy" <admin@INVALIDthebdhers.com> - 2026-01-24 18:05 +0000
Re: Disposing of tiny hard drives David <wibble@btinternet.com> - 2026-01-24 21:25 +0000
Re: Disposing of tiny hard drives Philip Herlihy <nothing@invalid.com> - 2026-01-24 13:01 +0000
Re: Disposing of tiny hard drives "Ginchy" <admin@INVALIDthebdhers.com> - 2026-01-24 18:14 +0000
Re: Disposing of tiny hard drives "Ginchy" <admin@INVALIDthebdhers.com> - 2026-01-24 18:17 +0000
Re: Disposing of tiny hard drives Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2026-01-27 17:04 +0000
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