hdd Hard Drive Destruction

[KilanaAnn]

Hey,

 

so this may seem like quite the silly question, but here goes!

 

The IT firm that I work for also deals in Hard Drive Destruction for one of our clients; recently this client provided us with about 300+ hard drives to destroy. My question is, what would be the most efficient way to destroy the Data (whether drilling a hole thru the drive or some other means?)

 

We used to drill a hole straight through the drive and that was it, unfortunately the machine we used to do this is broken and has yet to be replaced. Most of these drives are failing and or dead (but the client still wants the process done.)

 

SO if anyone has an tips or solutions please let me know!

 

Thanks!

 

 

[Dissitesuxba11s]

Does your company have any other destructive tools like a crusher or compacter?

[TheRandomness]

Really any sort of extreme blunt force to the side with the sticker on it.

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Rent a hammer drill (for use in hammer only mode) or an electric jackhammer and use that to destroy the drives

[W-L]

29 minutes ago, KilanaAnn said:

Hey,

 

so this may seem like quite the silly question, but here goes!

 

The IT firm that I work for also deals in Hard Drive Destruction for one of our clients; recently this client provided us with about 300+ hard drives to destroy. My question is, what would be the most efficient way to destroy the Data (whether drilling a hole thru the drive or some other means?)

 

We used to drill a hole straight through the drive and that was it, unfortunately the machine we used to do this is broken and has yet to be replaced. Most of these drives are failing and or dead (but the client still wants the process done.)

 

SO if anyone has an tips or solutions please let me know!

 

Thanks!

 

 

You can send it for shredding if you want to ensure it’s completely gone. A simple but effective method I’ve seen is an arbor press with a steel point to pierce the case and the platters. 

[Razor Blade]

You live in the states near a gun range? Not sure there is a gun nut American around that wouldn't be willing to shoot something besides paper...

[Lady Fitzgerald]

2 hours ago, Razor Blade said:

You live in the states near a gun range? Not sure there is a gun nut American around that wouldn't be willing to shoot something besides paper...

You would have chain of custody issues unless you were doing the shooting (and still would unless you were the one setting them up as targets).

 

2 hours ago, W-L said:

You can send it for shredding if you want to ensure it’s completely gone. A simple but effective method I’ve seen is an arbor press with a steel point to pierce the case and the platters. 

If you send it out for shredding, again, you might have chain of custody issues, depending on who you farm it out to and the procedure used.

[FuzzyLogic]

Hammer time?

[ThiagoWinters]

I think if he wants to destroy hard drives he has something to hide, prob a criminal lol. Jokes aside, go on a gun range and pile the hard drives and throw several grenades

[WoodenMarker]

4 hours ago, ThiagoWinters said:

I think if he wants to destroy hard drives he has something to hide, prob a criminal lol. Jokes aside, go on a gun range and pile the hard drives and throw several grenades

That's a bit more expensive than a sledgehammer.

[GDRRiley]

get a nice sledgehammer and a metal spike or a drill press

You could then drive the spike through the drives or just smash them to pieces.

Or just drill through them with a 1 or 1.5 in bit and that should be the end.

[rheyL]

even a hand drill is enough, with a bench vise. 

[ThiagoWinters]

On 01/05/2018 at 1:12 PM, WoodenMarker said:

That's a bit more expensive than a sledgehammer.

but that's more efficient