>Alex,
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>>Old hardrives are always destroyed. When we get rid of old machines, they have no usable harddrive. All other users with sensitive, private info should do the same.
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>How do you destroy your hard drives? Sledge hammer? Melting pot? Throw them off a bridge?

If your client has a machine shop, a heavy hammer works just fine. You just need to make sure you wear safety equipment and do it in an enclosed box so the pieces don't break windows, hit other people, etc.

For some reason, people seem to really like hammering the c**p out of computer components :)