Recycling my old PC, cant steal my data if there are no platters (im sure theres a more practical way to solve this but i was bored and it seemed like fun)
Recycling my old PC, cant steal my data if there are no platters (im sure theres a more practical way to solve this but i was bored and it seemed like fun)
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do a wind chime
Could’ve 1 hammer and seconds same affect…
You can use the platters to make a little mirror, as they’re super reflective.
A good idea is to also reuse those super strong neodymium magnets, they come in really handy!
now you’ve 2 shock proof mirrors.
i liked its reflection better than from regular glass ones
Be sure to keep the neodymium magnets! (I have a few on my fridge right now.)
Crushing HHDs with a hydrolic press is fun.
I’m more of a BFH person.
i use my old platters as drink coasters
Its one of the best mirror top coated.
Dont let your fingerprints touch it
Keep it safe for future projects
>im sure theres a more practical way to solve this
its failproof and very straightforward
I have also been bored and done this. It happens.
As long as those platters are whole, the data could still be recovered if someone really wanted to.
Harvest that magnet.
Removing the HDD is fine, but there is no need to recycle a PC if it still works. If you put it on the marketplace for a small price then most of the time someone will gladly take it.
Take a drill bit and punch a bunch of holes through the platters. Could do that while they’re still in the casing too
Just microwave it I am sure it will be fine lol, ( heating up a drive bay in the oven will erase the data but please keep in mind that you should probably take off all of the circuit boards before doing that do not microwave it)
Can always just format them, I’m pretty sure that’s what most people do, But I love your creativity
HEALTH HAZARD, THOSE PLATTERS ARE MADE FROM CARCINOGENIC MATERIAL!!!! There was a post about a year ago explaining what they are made of and how dangerous they are. Please despose of them ASAP!!!
We always used a drill to just one and done it.
If you get a bunch of them and string them up with some different lengths of fishing line you could make a pretty windchime out of them
The ultimate coasters!
I use my old platters as drinks coasters
There are some v.strong magnets in there
I use them as coasters. 🤷♂️
Good coasters
They make nice clocks
That is my preferred method. There’s a lot of really fun parts in a hard drive.
The “why not” of us techs lol
If you decide to destroy the disks wear eye protection, pretty much turns into a shrapnel grenade when you break the platters.
Pull the magnets they are very strong