On 6/12/2014 9:38 AM, SilverTip257 wrote: > A former employer of mine contracts out destruction of conventional hard > drives with a machine that has a hydraulic arm and a wedge. Effectively > bending the platters and some of the drive. Hardware destruction (prior to > recycling/disposal) in certain business sectors is common place. my employer uses a service that shows up monthly and has a metal chipper in the back of their truck. disks go in and are fully ground up into metal chips, under the supervision of our security people. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast