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dbcooper
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Hi guys, i have a 2.5" HDD with information in it.. I need to destroy it without physical damage. I´ve deleted and low formated the drive, but i need to make sure that the information is 100% irrecoverable... DONT ASK ME WHY hahahah

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Use CCleaners drive wiper. Run the 35 pass which will take days but it will clear all recoverable data. (For the most part, nothing will 100% completely erase everything)

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without  physical damage, impossible because some of the info may still be on it. i recommend hammer.

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Let me guess...

 

Old porn drive that you want to clean and leave no trace of the porn that once was on it?

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Hi guys, i have a 2.5" HDD with information in it.. I need to destroy it without physical damage. I´ve deleted and low formated the drive, but i need to make sure that the information is 100% irrecoverable... DONT ASK ME WHY hahahah

 

Just put a big, and i mean a real fuckin big magnet next to it.

 

Trust me m8, i've done this before.

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You could also create a whole lot of worthless data worth the size of the drive and rewrite it about 4-5 times. Just make a whole lot of text files called "asdf.txt" or fill it up with a bunch of nature videos.

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Hi guys, i have a 2.5" HDD with information in it.. I need to destroy it without physical damage. I´ve deleted and low formated the drive, but i need to make sure that the information is 100% irrecoverable... DONT ASK ME WHY hahahah

 

 

Hey dbcooper,
 
Your best bet would be writing zeros on the whole drive. This basically puts a zero in every bit on the drive's platter, making it nearly impossible for a data recovery company to get the data back. I would run this a couple of times to make sure everything is completely wiped out. :)
 
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