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wesker ,
@wesker@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

I’m assuming this is actually to render an old drive inoperable, in case of sensitive contents?

Merlin404 ,

Correct, and it uses magnets to render the disks unreadable. One of those devices services at-rack.co.ukLTT using it youtu.be/4dR5lbF5-wo

bobs_monkey ,

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 ,

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

bobs_monkey ,

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 , (edited )

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

bobs_monkey ,

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

clutchtwopointzero ,

In principle yes but I never managed to shatter or break a disc platter… But then I never had a sledgehammer

EtherWhack ,
@EtherWhack@lemmy.world avatar

It depends.

With tearing apart drives over the years, 3.5" always used aluminum platters, while the 2.5" ones used glass. (With greater data density and higher speeds however, this may have changed)

cm0002 ,

The proper method for destruction is to wipe the drives, then shred them.

Yes for spinny drives.

For SSDs, when you delete something TRIM + physics ensures it’s really really gone all the time

Please stop shredding SSDs that can go on to a 2nd life…

bobs_monkey ,

Indeed. I was only speaking to HDDs considering OP’s image meme.

cm0002 ,

I figured, but I wanted to point it out because I’m so tired of seeing good SSDs get shredded or otherwise destroyed for “security”.

Shredding was already a bit overkill for HDDs that were able to be properly wiped but at least there were some possible fringe cases. There’s really no excuse for SSDs though

prettybunnys ,

Yes.

Although disks are also legitimately shredded.

It makes the most awful sound.

knorke3 ,

Trust me, that data is very definitely not destroyed.

(See this talk for some entertaining data disposal techniques :)

lemmyreader ,

Is that your old retro flip phone ? Nice colors. /j

uservoid1 ,

One part is for uploads and the other for downloads, brilliant gadget!

Tronn4 ,

He should run a disk defrag

Aarkon ,

Automounts as drive V:\

moody ,

/dev/hdv

Nougat ,

Lower part of the image is incorrect. All the data would pool in the trough, leaving free space at either end.

davel ,
@davel@lemmy.ml avatar

is-this Is this drive compression?

fossphi ,

Defragmentation

knorke3 ,

I have a feeling that the drive shown in the picture is actually heavily fragmented. Just a feeling though.

Imgonnatrythis ,

Dummy probably just hasn’t run a defrag in awhile.

milicent_bystandr ,

Read up on capillary action

vox ,
@vox@sopuli.xyz avatar

holy hell

Shady_Shiroe ,
@Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world avatar

The car guys had their fun with their V8 engines, it is time for the nerds to have fun revving their V drives.

Imgonnatrythis ,

That drive have a hemi?

moshtradamus666 ,

I’m actually curious how someone managed to bend it like that

brygphilomena ,

It’s a machine specifically to desty hdds.

Something like this www.protondata.com/…/pds-75-hard-drive-crusher/

clutchtwopointzero ,

So… a small hydraulic press?

Rentlar ,

Uninstalled from a Windows machine. Now being used as a door hinge?

TheChargedCreeper864 ,

Idk why, but this is the hardest I’ve laughed at an internet post in a long time

TheMightyCanuck ,
@TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works avatar

I’m just sitting here wondering how tf they did this…

Did they put it in a bending brake?

CosmicTurtle0 ,

They obviously installed it in a laptop and closed the lid before they were finished.

brygphilomena ,

It’s a machine designed to destroy hard drives. They use a hydraulic ram to bend it and shatter the platters.

saruwatarikooji ,

Which is overkill when you can get the same result by just drilling a hole into the drive.

brygphilomena ,

It depends on how many drives you have to destroy. These things can be pretty quick and do hundreds or thousands of drives without much work.

raptore39 ,

VRAM?

Taleya ,

CAMMRAM. Tha cam stands for camber

WagnasT ,

just put it in the freezer overnight and it will spin right up.

quenpwn ,
@quenpwn@kbin.social avatar

Still good

milicent_bystandr ,

This is one of those new Samsung models, right?

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