How to Destroy a Hard Drive from a Desktop Computer

USB, hard drive chips, cd-rom on a desktop

Here at American Document Destruction, we understand the importance of security. Your home desktop computer can contain almost your whole life on it and can put you at risk of identity theft. If it were to fall into the wrong hands, they could access personal information like social security numbers, credit cards, bank accounts, logins,…

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Why you need to destroy your hard drives.

Disclaimer: A majority of the content in this document has been curated by a representative of Edward Jones. For access to the original content, click the link here.  When it comes to your personal security, destroying your hard drive(s) could make all the difference between experiencing identity theft and keeping your private information safe. A…

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Hard Drive Destruction

Destroying stuff seems to be my specialty, though I have a definite preference for the purposeful kind of destruction.  Years ago, my 1983 Datsun went against my purposes when it decided to leave that icy road and run into that big rock, but at least it didn’t come back from the scrapyard to haunt me.  In contrast, my 5-year-old laptop computer that barely boots up could come back in many ways if I’m not careful how I dispose of it.

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