[Discuss] Disk/Tape Eraser

[Scott Ehrlich]

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 7:07 AM, scottmarydavidsam at gmail.com
<scottmarydavidsam at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've got one of the Radio Shack bulk erasers that Shirley mentioned. The
> problem is that unless you reconnect the disk to verify that it's wiped,
> you never really know. Last batch, I just took a hammer to them. Never say
> never, but it'll be pretty hard for someone to read a disk with a 1/2 in.
> deflection in it.
> Call me the paranoid and cynical one,
> Scott

After watching some Scott Moulton videos on youtube, you will learn
the inner-workings of hard drives (SSD and mechanical).

Those videos, along with some knowledge of digital forensics can help
verify the disk is wiped.

Scott

>
>
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 6:34 AM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey <mark at buttery.org>wrote:
>
>> On 6/12/2012 6:19 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Can anyone recommend a piece of hardware used to erase hard
>>> disks/tapes/floppies?  I've done some googling, looked on Amazon and
>>> NewEgg, but can't seem to find anything that fits the bill.
>>>
>>
>> Radio Shack used to sell bulk tape erasers. They're no longer available
>> from their web site; no telling whether stores might still have some old
>> stray stock. The most recent version was stock number 44-233A; there were
>> also earlier versions. The main addition to the latest version seems to be
>> automatic thermal cutoff. These things get quite hot; they're basically big
>> AC-powered electromagnets.
>>
>> A web search found recommendations for two other models: the Geneva PF-215
>> (handheld) and the Geneva PF-250 (tabletop). The latter is quite expensive
>> unless you find an eBay deal.
>>
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