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aldofad
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The best way to physically destroy an hard disk
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aldofad
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Yes you read correctly. Acides, explosive or thermites. I' m seeking the best way. The best is that wich leaves no traces.
I' ll try to realize to best way.
Cheers,
aldo
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This is a silly question that has little to do with chemistry or science.
High temperature incineration is probably the easiest and most reliable method.
This belongs in 'Miscellaneous'.
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Quote: Originally posted by blogfast25  | This is a silly question that has little to do with chemistry or science.
High temperature incineration is probably the easiest and most reliable method.
This belongs in 'Miscellaneous'. |
No sillier than many other posts on SM.
The best way to physically destroy HD is disintegrate it with anti-HD.
However, any information cannot be destroyed 
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Install Windows 8.
Never accept that which can be changed.
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@kmno4:
It would certainly make a nice bonfire 
You mean the information would somehow remain embedded in the energy? Or are you kidding me?
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You don't need to destroy the HD, just ask the NSA to ignore you (With some cash persuasions).
I prefer just melting the platters.
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You could just overwrite it many times with random bits (to eliminate magnetic remanence).
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I would think that a large vat of strong base would dissolve everything of importance (except the wires, ferrite heads, and some steel components,
such as screws).
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There's an instructable:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Securely-erasing-a-hard-disk...
about melting the platter and thus exceeding the curie point:
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=454159
which ensures data destruction 
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Open the thing up and power up the hard drive. Then allow the read/write head to grind into the platters, destroying them. (Or you could just leave it
open and keep it as a wall decoration, I have two for this purpose).
Thermiting it is another viable option. But whatever you do, if you want to render the drive unusable, make sure to unscrew the cover to ensure that
the mechanisms inside will be forever contaminated with dust.
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The -best- way would be to toss it into a black hole.
But there are many pretty good ways.
There are even machines commercially available to do this
 
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Hot aqua regia or molten potassium hydroxide would easily destroy the drive.
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Thanks everybody for answering, and sorry for this off-topic in this section.
Looks like there is no immediate and concealed way to physically destroy an hard disk drive.
A good solution is probably to open the disk and find inside some space for a couple of grams of explosive with an e-match ready to be activatedy from
outside.
Very likely I'll opt for such a test... 
Cheers!
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12 gauge slug is effective.
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Any problem can be solved with the right application of explosives...
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Oh Snap!
When the police come
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| Quote: Originally posted by blogfast25 | @kmno4:
It would certainly make a nice bonfire
You mean the information would somehow remain embedded in the energy? Or are you kidding me? |
Information remains embedded in the energy? You've been watching too many sci fiction movies
I guess it would be very interesting if it was actualy true. Also a very good idea for a spy movie or series.
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Hg:
I think he may be referring to 'Conservation of Information', here made simple [cough!]:
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2012/08/conservation_of063671.h...
Made simple or not, it's above my pay grade.
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The NSA already know whats on it.
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In all seriousness you should physically destroy hard drives before throwing them out. Its nothing to do with NSA paranoia, just so creepy bastards
don't try to steal personal information.
Just hit it once with a drill press. The aluminum is like butter.
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Capacitor bank spot weld, from the spindle bearing shaft on bottom to the read/write arm axis ? Could be wired in place on a working machine.
Waiting for the flick of a switch... Or an accidental tripping, WAZATT... Followed by uggh, no! :0 ! Thanks a lot Mr. Kitty!?
[Edited on 13-7-2014 by violet sin]
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I would saw it into several pieces and cover it with a magnetic dust, then melt or dissolve it with chemicals. If there was really sensitive info on
it I would use explosives on whatever was left for good measure 
[Edited on 13-7-2014 by TheAlchemistPirate]
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Make it look like it's sitting disconnected in your computer. Remove the interior components. Fill it with solder, making sure to short ALL of the
pins together from the inside. It'll take the person who tries to read data off of it a while to figure out why their PSUs go out when they plug it in
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I like the way you think.
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