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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:10 pm 

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lostinlodos wrote:
Use a paid version of BCWipe to kill a hard drive 24-pass hex works wonders.


Is there a mechanical method for destroying data on a platter? Wire brush? Grinder? Or is software wiping or degaussing systems the only way?

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 9:21 pm 
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The same magnets in. Drive can wipe out the data. There’s a post about doing that.
Yes, you can also simply remove the top layer. You see that in refining where they soak the platters in acid. A wire brush would work if you removed all of the surface. Leave any behind though, that limited data /could/ be recovered.
Acid works best for physical destruction.

Bcwipe has never failed me.
And a slightly quicker method for SSD? If you have a Mac:Linux/BSD system simply format with a fully provisioned NTFS or FAT partition with encryption.
The y reformat with ext4
Any old data is so borked with nonsense that recovery falls into the sun-1% rate. Good enough for any non-certified erasure.

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