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Have you tried turning it off and on again? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Just spit balling, but it might be possible to flatten the platters out to recover some of the data, maybe even enough to piece together what was on there. The proper method for destruction is to wipe the drives, then shred them.

[–] Micromot 5 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Aren't the discs made from a material that shatters like glass?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That I'm not sure, I know the premise is that data is read and written magnetically, which would lead me to believe there is some kind of ferrous metal in there somewhere, but I couldn't tell you the actual composition of the platters.

[–] Micromot 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

A quick google search resulted that the actual platter is a non magnetic material like glass which is covered in a magnetic coating

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Interesting, thanks for that. So perhaps folding the drives like that may indeed shatter the platters.

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