Extreme Harddrive Formatting
11 replies · 7 participants · 🔒 Locked by AncientEagleHelm on Jun 27, 2011
Aug 18, 2010, 07:04 PM#1
So i'm disposing of a recently replaced HDD and figured i should format it prior to binning it, did i miss any of the data do you think?
Aug 18, 2010, 09:08 PM#2
Yes. Right there:
Right where you porn were!
Right where you porn were!
Aug 18, 2010, 09:14 PM#3
You can still recover data from a badly damaged disk as long as it is in one piece.
Actually snap the disk into pieces.
Actually snap the disk into pieces.
Aug 18, 2010, 09:14 PM#4
They are coming to get your badly damaged porn!
Aug 18, 2010, 09:18 PM#5
This is why I always have a CD with dban on it so I can quickly nuke my HDD's if I get raided by the FBI.
Aug 18, 2010, 09:20 PM#6
Just drop that disk to Mount Doom in Mordor.
Aug 19, 2010, 09:55 AM#7
You can still recover data from a badly damaged disk as long as it is in one piece.
Actually snap the disk into pieces.
Yeah but this isn't a deterrant for those who really want its just to prevent the local scavengers from trying to use it, they'll fail at the "Oh shit it has dents in" part, there isn't anything confinential on this particular drive just all my old PSP ISO files and a few movies
Aug 20, 2010, 11:22 AM#8
...and a few movies
Read: Porn
Aug 20, 2010, 11:36 AM#9
...and a few movies
Read: Porn
If you define Jet-Li's Hero and Red Dwarf as porn then sure
Aug 27, 2010, 06:43 PM#10
Just get a very large hammer and smash smash smash it until it's dust. That, or make a degausser.
Sep 18, 2010, 08:51 AM#11
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