namoohooy@alien.topB to Tech SupportEnglish · 2 years agoWhat’s the best way to erase a hard drive before getting rid of it?message-squaremessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s the best way to erase a hard drive before getting rid of it?namoohooy@alien.topB to Tech SupportEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square50linkfedilinkfile-text
I have some old pcs that I’m going to donate. What’s the safest way to erase the hard drives so none of my data is on there?
minus-squaresolreaper@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIf not usable, dismantle it, keep the platters because they’re shiny (and may still contain data), and the magnets because they’re awesome. E-Recycle the rest at Best Buy or somewhere that takes electronics scrap.
If not usable, dismantle it, keep the platters because they’re shiny (and may still contain data), and the magnets because they’re awesome.
E-Recycle the rest at Best Buy or somewhere that takes electronics scrap.