Tips for Hard Drive Destruction and Disposal

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Do a Google search on hard drive destruction and you'll find videos showing people chopping their disk systems with an ax or crushing their computers in...

Tips for Hard Drive Destruction and Disposal

Doing a DIY on IT waste disposal is equally impractical and dangerous. Better to team up with a trusted partner who can destroy your old devices safely and efficiently, avoiding a lot of heartache for you later on.

Do a Google search on hard drive destruction and you'll find videos showing people chopping their disk systems with an ax or crushing their computers in a hydraulic press. While the destruction depicted may be entertaining, these short films don't address the consequences of improper Information Technology (IT) asset disposition: What if somebody recovers a drive you forgot to wipe, or reports you to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for improperly dumping your broken monitors?