this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2024
19 points (95.2% liked)

Privacy

1251 readers
28 users here now

Icon base by Lorc under CC BY 3.0 with modifications to add a gradient

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

I have a bunch of hard disks that have come to the end of their useful life, I was thinking about physically destroying them, but that seems like a lot of work.

https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe

Nwipe and shreados are very popular. What are your thoughts on the effectiveness of nwipe?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Open them up, salvage the magnets. Use sandpaper on the platters if you need to apply more privacy.