tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post7590496401350521715..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Brigid Computer Advice - A Guest PostBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-65133700988215920682017-10-05T12:16:14.783-04:002017-10-05T12:16:14.783-04:00WAY late to this post - sorry. But since you are ...WAY late to this post - sorry. But since you are a forensic scientist, do you know anyone with a superconducting NMR ?? you wouldn't want to get so close that your quench the magnet (that would be bad juju for sure), but bet you could still get close enough to degauss the drive platter. But taking it to the range would be much more fun!! Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-58955532756018029572017-09-18T01:54:38.334-04:002017-09-18T01:54:38.334-04:00For Windows, and presuming you've not encrypte...For Windows, and presuming you've not encrypted the drive (using either MSFT's BitLocker, or the open source VeraCrypt), there are three basic methods, of which two are in the same genus:<br /><br />SDELETE, a MSFT utility<br />https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sdelete<br /><br />DBAN<br />https://dban.org/<br /><br />or a 2lb sledge hammer.<br /><br />SDELETE - allows you to overwrite free space formerly occupied by files that have since been deleted, while still booted into your OS.<br /><br />DBAN - boot from CD/DVD/USB stick, and overwrite all files on the disk<br /><br />2lb sledge - emotionally satisfying, but the disk is dead.<br /><br />Kurt<br />Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256691390611801017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-28244946881859946052017-09-17T20:43:50.285-04:002017-09-17T20:43:50.285-04:00In a pinch for degaussing analog tape, I'd hol...In a pinch for degaussing analog tape, I'd hold it up to the screen of a TV and go through a dozen hard off/on cycles. But don't modern hard-drives have a coercivity of like 5000 Oersteds? I'd be afraid that neither a TV nor a degausser for analog tapes would have enough field-strength to be effective on a hard-drive.Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11290012200563917585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-25399293988607458142017-09-17T20:36:19.392-04:002017-09-17T20:36:19.392-04:00Ah yes. I remember degaussers. And I remember hubb...Ah yes. I remember degaussers. And I remember hubby would do just that at work.<br />Don't think I've ever seen one in a flea market, but it would definitely do the job!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-28167816109759898302017-09-17T20:25:25.012-04:002017-09-17T20:25:25.012-04:00Let's go 'old school'. Hard Drives are...Let's go 'old school'. Hard Drives are Magnetic, right? Lets travel back to the 30's to the 70's when there was still magnetic tape (sometimes known as reel to reel). Those old geezers sometimes wanted to reuse those reels of tape, so they would get the degausser and buzz the tape clean. If you can find one at the flea market or a hamfest, it does such a good number on the hard drive that it has TOTAL amnesia, and then can be used for any of the aforementioned uses without residual magnetism. So there then.<br />Rich in NCRich in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761774286521918562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-14874873034735959392017-09-17T18:35:17.603-04:002017-09-17T18:35:17.603-04:00Yep, take it to the range! :-)Yep, take it to the range! :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-44881473145593789072017-09-16T23:39:16.531-04:002017-09-16T23:39:16.531-04:00Loved the post and all the comments!
Hubby always ...Loved the post and all the comments!<br />Hubby always takes them apart for the magnets. LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-7148523453202885972017-09-16T23:10:30.363-04:002017-09-16T23:10:30.363-04:00I once heard the best destruction is essentially &...I once heard the best destruction is essentially 'rust'. Drill a few extra holes in the various corners of the case, then drop it in a bucket of very salty water. Time and oxidation (rust) will do a more thorough job than Hillary.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222237042851127914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-21375427206683569422017-09-16T22:12:16.445-04:002017-09-16T22:12:16.445-04:00What Arthur said, get some of those odd driver bit...What Arthur said, get some of those odd driver bits and have at. Loctite Cleanup Solvent will probably unstick the magnets from their mounting plates, but look for a friend who has some, it's expen$$$ive. The platters are aluminum, if you grind them to powder there's more entertainment to be had. In the Olden Days, platter substrates were thick, optically flat glass. Much easier to deal with. Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075903551422300106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-67235326844902986062017-09-16T21:02:18.712-04:002017-09-16T21:02:18.712-04:00Open them up and scavenge the platters and magnets...Open them up and scavenge the platters and magnets out of them.<br /><br />The magnets are super strong and very useful. The platters make excellent mirrors for seeing behind obstructions when working on equipment or under the hood of a car. MUCH tougher than glass mirrors.<br /><br />I'll miss the old hard drives once SSDs take over.Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09289639279717534292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-63355675514390169132017-09-16T20:37:55.236-04:002017-09-16T20:37:55.236-04:00HAHAHAHA!
The Grommet toy is awesome, too. IHAHAHAHA!<br /><br />The Grommet toy is awesome, too. IBorepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-83010939131910137382017-09-16T19:50:51.572-04:002017-09-16T19:50:51.572-04:00Jerry - Holey Hard Drives - LOVE IT!
Jerry - Holey Hard Drives - LOVE IT!<br />Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-72333689424121827852017-09-16T18:45:04.465-04:002017-09-16T18:45:04.465-04:00I run an occasional business; Holey Hard Drives. ...I run an occasional business; Holey Hard Drives. For $10 or $20, your hard drive goes to the shooting range with me. Only one returns.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09512155016462081947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-19481659277378431462017-09-16T18:21:09.770-04:002017-09-16T18:21:09.770-04:00What did Hillary do?What did Hillary do?Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.com