Can I erase a hard drive without being able to connect it to a computer?

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stof said:

kergeten said:
Remove the vacuum seals, that should make it unusable.

 

He doesn't want to render it unusable. He's looking for a way to erase a hard drive but leave it in working condition.

Actually I just bring it to Futureshop or Bureau en Gros (Staples) and they give it to a group who will determine if my electronics can be reused or just shredded so they can recuperate the various heavy metals. I have 5 computers from the 90's that I have saved up that likely have no modern use so they will be shedded.

 

Yeah, the data is sensitive since I used my laptop for my office also. So any client information is privileged and needs to be rendered unreadable. I guess I could damage the disk and it will just be pre-shredded.