Hi folks,
I have a few faulty hard disks which i need to return to the supplier for under guarantee replacement. The problem is that they have an OS installed on them along with some sensitive data. My boss wants all the data erased before we return them. The only way i could think of erasing them was to run them through a large & powerful video tape eraser. I found a working disk, put a few files on it & ran it through the eraser, but to my surprise it came out the other side with the files still perfectly readable. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated on this one. BTW, i considered drilling a few holes in the disk itself, but the suppliers may not honour the guarantee then?
TIA,
Pat
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