Destroying A Hard Drive

[Zacs-Master]

I disposed of two old computers over the weekend having removed the hard drives, I hit them several times with a sledge hammer 9which was, incidentaly, very theraputic!). They didn't break up but were badly damaged. Is there any way someone could get any info off them or am I ok to throw them in the bin?

[Zacs-Master]

Nice with chips ratter?

[mikey4444]

If you hit them hard enough with a hammer, Bill gates himself could read them.

[mikey4444]

For could, read couldn't !

Please, please , please can we have an edit facility here on AB !

[society]

Dream on for that Mikey.

[derekpara]

And why can't people just give advice without probing WHY a poster wants to do something ?

D

[Zacs-Master]

Ta Derek.

[BigEv]

Drill a hole through it, if you get the speed right on your drill, the disk will vibrate and shatter inside it's housing into millions of tiny little pieces, some are just dust...impossible to re-fix, even for a forensic specialist.

Make sure you are wearing eye protection first!!