This is not truly foolproof. Data can still be recovered from the spinning metal platter since it can theoretically be removed and put into a recovery device, even in a broken state.
Im addition to that, hard drives/ssd’s have sometimes have small flash memory chips, from which data can sometimes be recovered.
If you want it to actually be unrecoverable then you have to actually ensure all parts thay store data are truly deleted/wiped. Or just use encryption and throw away the key. Or just store them forever in a vault.
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
That’s overkill, a couple of passes with dd and it’s irrecoverable.
Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 hour ago
What’s dd?
toynbee@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
A tool, primarily within Linux, that can overwrite disks. I’ve never seen it recommended for data deletion, but I guess it makes sense.
It stands for “disk to disk” and is usually used for things like writing ISOs.
However,
shredis the usual approach.JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
A couple of passed with dd takes way longer than bolt cutters and it’s much less satisfying
tatterdemalion@programming.dev 16 hours ago
I think they meant you could wipe with dd and then they are recyclable.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
They’re recyclable snipped.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Yeah lmao. Wipe one drive at a time with a USB connector. No thanks. I don’t have bulk drive operation equipment and then it ties up a computer doing the work.
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Wait, you don’t just hang like 6 of them out of your desktop by their cables and wipe them while you sleep?
cheesybuddha@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I think bolt cutters are faster though
bhamlin@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
And significantly more power efficient
voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 11 hours ago
But more wasteful
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
They’re 500gb mechanical hard drives with financial data on them. Snip and done. No time wasted, not reusing them.