Dogs Rule on 12 September 2008
I have an HDD from a old laptop that broke down. I want to now recycle all my electronics, but retain the security of my data that is on the disk. However, my current laptop is not compatible with the old HDD's connectors. Would placing a fridge magnet on a HDD drive make the data unreadable? How long would I have to put the magnet on there for? Would the same apply to desktop HDDs?
Any environmentally sound and safe ideas will be appreciated. Thanks.
EDIT: Shoot. Wrong forum. Sorry. (Although Microsoft windows might be installed on the HDD (if not Linux) so it might be relevant.)
