How To Dispose Of Old Hard Drives (The Safe Way)

Your deleted files can still be recovered. Here are the safe ways to dispose of your old hard drives and ensure your personal ...
The Denver Post

When recycling a computer, wipe the hard drive with tools that do more than just delete sensitive files

Q: I’ve heard that there are a number of free programs that will allow you to “erase” your hard drive (actually overwrite it) so that you can either donate your old computer or give it to a relative ...
Wired

Can You Recycle a Hard Drive? Google Is Trying to Find Out

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At a laboratory inside a Google data center in Mayes County, Oklahoma, researchers spent the fall of 2019 ...
USA Today

Even a dead hard drive can give away your private info. Here's how to delete it for good

Reminder: Your data can survive on a dead hard drive. A hard drive crash is unnerving enough by itself — the tiny bundle of electronics that warehoused your data for years suddenly stops working, ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft's recyclobot uses machine learning and computer vision to open and recycle 90% of hard drive components

Beats smashing them up with a big hammer, though it's not quite as therapeutic. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Data centers ...
Salon

Can you recycle a hard drive? Google is quietly trying to find out

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. At a laboratory inside a Google data center in Mayes County,Oklahoma, ...