Re: wipe broken disk

The harddisks are all on a staple and are ready for the Trash. However:
before dumping I need to wipe them, cause they still contain sensitive
data.

The best idea I've come across is to dissolve the platters in a vat of
acid.

I've found that most disk drives are fairly easy to open up with the
removal of a few screws (hint: get a torx driver). With a good pair of
pliers you can turn a platter stack into a passable ashtray (or paper
clip tray, or whatever tray).

The positioner magnets are quite useful for holding things up on a metal
cabinet; in fact, don't use them if you intend to remove them any time
soon. As someone else pointed out, they can be hazardous to some media,
equipment, and fingers if you get in their way.
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