Wiping Hard Drive

[alidoc]

Is it possible to remove the hard drive from a computer that I want to throw away so our personal information isn't available. The computer is no longer connected and is currentlyuin a box in the garage!

[hc4361]

Yes, it is very easy to do particularly as you don't intend to use the pc again so don't need to be careful.

What is the make and model of your pc?

[whiskeryron]

Safest way of dealing with old hard drive is to remove from computer & thoroughly destroy with lump hammer.

[Old_Geezer]

Unless the criminal or government authorities think you are worth their time and cost and effort to see what you ar up to, then there are plenty of free programmes out there that will overwrite your existing data time and again with random garbage making it unreadable by the general public.

[Old_Geezer]

Of course you'd need to reconnect it, fire it up, install the programmes, and use them.

[Mosaic]

Like what whiskery said - open the computer works box (some screws0 pull out the hard drive and siconnect it (a tap-like connectir) wrap it in a duster and whack repeatedly with a hammer, then chuck the duster away.
be careful as the hard drive ia a glassy disk.

[RATTER15]

Smash it to bits with a hammer, easy!!!

[EDDIE51]

^^ Putting it in the fire works well and is easy if you have an open fire.

[ivor4781]

RATTER15
its not easy! i hammered 3 hard drives and it *** hard work

[alidoc]

Thanks ,I'll go for the bashing as I don't want to go through the faff of reconnecting it