Re: The hammer is best

On 8/23/26 19:56, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:42:12 -0400, Joed Oakes wrote:
> 
>> 20 years ago where I worked we used the hammer and drill approach,
>> but that was NEVER environmentally responsible. NOTE that Western
>> Digital runs a drive recycling program for EOL hard drives. They may
>> not pay you money, but they do offer credits on new hard drives.
> 
> There are third-party companies who undertake legally-binding
> contracts to erase all data on used drives before reselling them.

   Umm .. CAUTION.

   That contract clause doesn't mean THEY can't
   pirate the drives BEFORE they re-sell 'em !

> A client of mine gets lots of drives from such a source. Here
> <https://shop.core.net.nz/products/lenovo-2ru-x3650-m5-rack-server> is
> an example of the sort of hardware he puts them in. That takes one or
> two expansion cabinets as well, for an extra 24 drives in each.

   Screw 'responsible' - SMASH old drives.

   DID salvage a lot of neo magnets from old
   drives however. HATE to waste those.