this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2025
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It's A Digital Disease!

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/thirteenthtryataname on 2025-01-06 15:50:44.

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but figured with enough users here sitting on stacks of drives, at some point, one would want to dispose of them with minimal risk. I'm aware I can just go the old fashioned/direct route and zap a few holes in each drive with a drill but ideally would want to find a service to do the destruction and material collection in one stop. Casual searching online always seems to turn up services geared toward commercial customers dealing in bulk quantities and/or wanting to quote for a specific request.

Does anyone know of a consumer-friendly service that offers secure drive recycling, even if it comes at cost? I used to live in an area where the county would have an organized semi annual event for residents to bring their materials to be safely shredded and included hard drive destruction which was really nice but I don't recall what the service was and it was just communicated by mail to even approach them.

As drives begin to die on me or rack up failed sectors and go to rest on a shelf if they're out of warranty, I'm realizing that I'll need to make room at some point.

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