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Need to make a HDD unusable, without showing exterior damage?

 

ANyone know how?.

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What do you mean by "unusable"? Are you just trying to remove all data from the drive?

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Need to make a HDD unusable, without showing exterior damage?

 

ANyone know how?.

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Just throw it on the ground, no way you can use it after :D

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Without showing exterior damage....

 

 

Maybe drowning it in water?

 

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pull out the hard drive platter and break it.

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Need to make a HDD unusable, without showing exterior damage?

 

ANyone know how?.

If you want to erase all the data, Download HirensBootCD, make it bootable on a usb or cd, open it on the computer with the HDD and select "Darik's Boot and Nuke". It will wipe all your data from the hard drive.

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I mean make the HDD unusable without showing exterior damage.

 

Would water do the trick?

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Need to make a HDD unusable, without showing exterior damage?

 

ANyone know how?.

May I ask you why you are doing this? If you are selling it, you wouldn't make it unusable. If you're throwing it away, exterior damage shouldn't be a problem.

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If you want to erase all the data, Download HirensBootCD, make it bootable on a usb or cd, open it on the computer with the HDD and select "Darik's Boot and Nuke". It will wipe all your data from the hard drive.

The drive still remains usable....

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May I ask you why you are doing this? If you are selling it, you wouldn't make it unusable. If you're throwing it away, exterior damage shouldn't be a problem.

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Open the drive up and remove all the internal components. Really easy to do, actually.

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I want to make sure the HDD is inaccessible when plugged into a PC.

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Again I don't want to show any exterior damage.

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Again I don't want to show any exterior damage.

 

But why? (sorry, I'm just curious)

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But why? (sorry, I'm just curious)

 

Why not:)

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I want to make sure the HDD is inaccessible when plugged into a PC.

lol and why would you want that?

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I can't say, safe to say its something to with my relative.

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They have screws, you can open them. All you need to do is exposure the platters to air and a single piece of dust will ensure the next time the drive is used it will rip the surface apart. Its all you need to do and it wont show any damage externally. They are effectively sealed but breaking that seal sufficient to suck in dust is enough to severely damage it.

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I can't say, safe to say its something to with my relative.

Bad prank? Revenge?
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