Advice on how to prevent someone accessing your hard drive

[john]

Which have given some advice on  what to do with an old hard drive

[Rik]

I've always been a fan of the smithereens method myself.

[john]

I've always been a fan of the smithereens method myself.

Totally effective isn't it 

[Rik]

Total, irreversible and fun.

[David]

Make a shelf with it 

[sobranie]

I strip drive down to reveal the platter.
Destroy platter with rotating wire brush on drill.
Job done in minutes.

[trophymick]

If I'm not mistaken, there will be some really good magnets in there as well

[Rik]

Not after I've been at them with a 4lb club hammer, Mick.

[Simon]

I like this quote:

"Unless you're a spook or the kingpin of a criminal consortium, there's no need to go out and buy deleting software and no need to put a hammer through the damned thing," Mr Goodwins told the BBC.

"If you're that worried, get rid of it properly: burn it or put it in acid."

Personally, I'd run over it a couple of times with my minibus! 

[Rik]

Or just give them to the kids in the back.

[Gary]

I vote for dunked in water and then smithereens, as Rik said, also its very satisfying