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Have you tried turning it off and on again? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 months ago by RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[โ€“] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 5 months ago (15 children)

I'm assuming this is actually to render an old drive inoperable, in case of sensitive contents?

[โ€“] Merlin404@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Correct, and it uses magnets to render the disks unreadable. One of those devices services https://at-rack.co.uk/ LTT using it https://youtu.be/4dR5lbF5-wo

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