3 Easy Ways to Destroy Your DATA!

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Here's three ways to destroy your HDD data before throwing out the drive (or computer)! (Don't try at home)
I probably need to point out that even if your hard drive platter is damaged it can still have data recovered from it. What you need to consider the cost-recovery-paradigm. In a nutshell, how much is the data worth to the person wanting to recover it? Generally speaking, and without getting into the science of it, you can recover data from damaged drive platters for about $US30K - $US50K per platter. If the platter is flat but scratched, it is cheaper & easier to recover data from than say the platter that is warped or physically distorted. But if you’re really worried that someone will spend vast quantities of money on recovering Your data, then the only near perfect method of destruction of your data is by software erase or alternatively you could heat the platters to near melting temperature, expose them to strong magnetic fields, acid etc..
And to address anyone considering Encryption; please be aware that most westernised governments have coercive powers. You'll have your freedom and choice - to choose to hand over the data, or spend 10-20 years in jail.
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@ottopia 8 лет назад

And then you discover that you picked up the wrong box of drives from work.

@apparentlyhumor9895 8 лет назад

Hahahaha!! xD

@ariecopley-radder7018 7 лет назад

XXDDDDD

@randomknight2585 4 года назад

Shit

@nikelinq2899 3 года назад

LMAO That is such an "oh shit" moment

@calvinruben2013 3 года назад

you prolly dont give a shit but if you're stoned like me atm you can watch all the new series on instaflixxer. I've been binge watching with my brother recently xD

@jackdergo6097 8 лет назад

dude you should do more of these types of videos I love them!

@d4m4s74 8 лет назад

really advanced data recovery methods can still recover most of those drives, (everything but the holes) but unless you're doing something really illegal that shouldn't be an issue

@theCodyReeder 7 лет назад

What no thermite? ;)

@sno_crash 7 лет назад

It's glorious for 1 HDD... but if you have hundreds of them it becomes a real chore

@numbr6 6 лет назад

pile the drives in a 10x10x10 cube, pile on the thermite on top of the lot, then set the lot alight. That's 1000 drives in a matter of minutes. You won't be able to harvest the magnets afterwards, but if you are worried about NSA/FBI arriving in a few minutes to get you data, this is very effective. --Fsociety.

@frisaregood 6 лет назад

Cody watch the defcon speech "How I lost my other eye", he explores the thermite method! (and explosives) =D

@vaiosan775 6 лет назад

:-D

@nickdesert7304 5 лет назад

Lol

@wlouisharris 5 лет назад

Great video. I just smashed a few old 3.5 IDE drives and knew I should have opened them with a screw driver first. I banged them up pretty good but after watching your video I can tell there is a good chance that the spindle survived. 2.5 hard drives are a different story. The spindle shatters really easily. UPDATE: I opened one of the drives. It is one of the drives I really whacked and dented up with a standard hammer. The platter had a few dents in it similar to your sledgehammer technique. Probably as you assess it's not recoverable. My method - It's not an easy method but I think you need to screw off the top plate then whack the platters and they will shatter. You really want to have safety goggles because the plates shatter much like glass.

@X3X1T0 8 лет назад

Snocrash is now HDrivecrash :D Keep the good work man, love your channel!

@thuankhang3945 8 лет назад

Finally, a how-to on making a data destruction farm!

@dominic2196 8 лет назад

Is it possible to add redstone to this farm to make the data destruction automatic and fully AFK?

@vaiosan775 6 лет назад

One of my favorite categories of videos ! ;-)

@alex_byrnes 8 лет назад

Awesome video. Very well put together and entertaining to watch :)

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

Thank u :-)

@Dr-Manhattan 5 лет назад

I found some sulfuric acid - you think that’ll work?

@TheDawgMiner 8 лет назад

I've always wondered if one of those portable rock pulverizers used in hobbyist gold prospecting could make dust out of the platters.

@twjolson 8 лет назад

Hard drives are extremely resilient. When the Columbia crashed, they were still able to recover data from the hard drives.

@lucidmoses 8 лет назад

Nicely done if you have the equipment. I use a concrete punch and a hammer. I used to just just a regulate center punch but it took more then one whack.

@Hazmatt4700 8 лет назад

For a guy that makes minecraft videos you've got a good selection of nailers. Great video

@iloveappleyoutube7198 3 года назад

Also, when I have hard drives that stop working, I enjoy disassembling them with a screwdriver and seeing what’s inside.

@cgme7076 4 года назад

I just grabbed a regular hammer and a screwdriver. With the hammer I simply beat the living shit out of the drive until it was in about ten different pieces. And then once the drive was out I scuffed it to hell and made holes with the screwdriver. If you have anger issues, offer to be the one that destroys all of the hard drives; it's GREAT therapy.

@psyotic007 8 лет назад

i'm not this creative , I usually just remove the patter and scrape a big magnet over it, takes longer for disassembly but i know the drive is fried & i get free neodymium magnets

@adews7204 5 лет назад

Now that's a lot of damage!

@jasonl4237 5 лет назад

Hi, what exact position should the nails be? and what is the minimum number of nails for each disk? If I force a screw (turning it using electric screw driver) into the hard drive until it reaches the other side would it work too and cleaner? I do not have the nailing tool in the video. Thanks

@luckyduckydrivingschool3615 5 лет назад

In terms of physical destruction, it seems to me that disassembling the drive, taking out the platters, and just sand-papering them with a fine grit would really scrub it clean... not to mention it would take less energy than trying to hammer it or use power tools, especially if you don't have access to these tools, or a space to safely/discretely use them. I'm no expert, but I'm willing to bet that a data recovery service or an extremely dedicated or lucky individual would be able to repair some of these drives/platters to the point where at least SOME of the data could be read and re-compiled. A lot of the destruction techniques shown here cause point trauma to certain areas of the platter rather than thorough damage to the whole platter. Woulden't some files remain intact? (for instance if the holes are only put in one radial region of the disk, where say, the inner or outer "rings" could be still read)?

@WetaMantis 8 лет назад

Nice way to keep your data safe!

@JAYTEEAU 4 года назад

Great thanks. Cheers, JAYTEE

@ThomasGrillo 14 дней назад

Correct me, if I'm wrong, but, didn't you do some Steam games, back in the day? Thanks for the video. :)

@sno_crash 14 дней назад

I think I might have

@FlasheeGaming 8 лет назад

World download? I can't seem to figure out the tutorial.. Sorry

@jackdergo6097 8 лет назад

Haha lol

@NelsonBigGunP200Fan 7 лет назад

you dont have to nail that maxtor, its perfectly capable of destroying the data on its own,

@wlouisharris 5 лет назад

ROTFLMAO

@Jaszi007 8 лет назад

That's a pretty good way to do that. My personal preference is melting them , but that'd just because I'm good with fire. By the way, I was sent here by Xisumavoid.

@nermoxd6295 7 лет назад

he sounds like cpt price from cod modern warfare 4

@pivottech8881 4 года назад

"Thats a lot of damage" its the Australian phil swift

@MRtrax1000 8 лет назад

how did you get those drives tho?

@johnmarks714 3 года назад

Tin Snips work great on thinner platters

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

Hey there! Something a little different today...

@dhruvchawla5476 8 лет назад

Definitely so......are you turning into a tech channel?

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

No it wont be turning into a tech channel - But I think after 100% minecraft vids for 3 years means that some extra stuff might get mixed in and published every now and then

@dhruvchawla5476 8 лет назад

Snocrash Yes this kind of content actually helps in breaking the stream of minecraft every now and then. :D You should also play some other games :)

@haftbefehlsmutter9602 8 лет назад

Why arent you opening it before smashing the hard drive ?

@juliand.1147 8 лет назад

Haftbefehls Mutter to much work with 30 hard drives

@TheLoon508 7 лет назад

i would love it you started playing ftb

@naguleader 8 лет назад

idk anything about computers but couldn't you just remove the patters and then smash em? or are you looking for a way to do this en masse

@heathroush5343 8 лет назад

I hope you save some of the magnets to have fun with.

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

yeh - geez they're strong

@heathroush5343 8 лет назад

and older the hard drive, the stronger the magnets. Just the polarity of the magnets themselves are interesting: one half of the magnet face is north and the other half south.

@aeptacon 3 года назад

Ok so my sister had some repair people go in my room and I didn't notice that 2 of my old laptops were missing until I went to throw away the boxes many months after. Recently (a year later) my credit card had unauthorized charges on it? Aside from that, am I at risk for identity theft? I had factory reset them both and delayed disposing of them- I put them back in their respective boxes not thinking they would steal it but they in fact did....Any word of advice would be greatly appreciated for my peace of mind.

@sno_crash 3 года назад

You have to assume that any information that was previously stored on those stolen laptops is accessible and readable by a knowledgeable person.

@dav1dh0ff 8 лет назад

I bet DemolitionRanch could come up with some creative solutions to this problem as well.

@zachary7042 8 лет назад

I love this content do more

@mathumphreys Год назад

I (stupidly) tried the nailgun option. The nail skewed off and lodged itself in my fence. Definitely won't be using that option again!!

@joe_mckirdy Год назад

What about gasoline or thermite?

@darkfire4047 8 лет назад

Good Video :D

@shorty685 8 лет назад

Not sure I want to know what was on those drives that you needed to destroy them ;-)

@luminumlx2604 5 лет назад

Minecraft porn

@thehaydo9405 8 лет назад

Nice umbrella in the background lol

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

There was four of them in the room - shuttercliq.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/WestcottUmbrella.jpg

@fartface3648 8 лет назад

thx snocrash just the video i needed. XD

@jeremys215 8 лет назад

first iron golems, then pigmen, now hard drives?! u sir just destroy everything u can automatically dont u?

@1450Games 8 лет назад

wow not the vid I expected to see today. But now I can see what you said last episode about doing destruction Xd

@kossmonaut 8 лет назад

more DIY videos please!

@elizabethball8141 3 года назад

How much are one of the nailers and if you don't own one, (that would be me) is there some like ketchup or lemon juice that can work.

@sno_crash 3 года назад

A hammer and a packet of nails will be $10.00 - do it the old fashioned way.

@rocktiki9865 8 лет назад

Great Video.

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

Thank you :-]

@rustyshriver4845 8 лет назад

lol I loved it thx snocrash

@eddietowers5595 3 года назад

Shoot the underside, brown area, of the HDD, it's made of aluminum is far weaker than the stainless steel cover(s)

@jenniferjelke2502 2 года назад

AOL drives; “You’ve got nail! (ed)!

@johnmarks714 3 года назад

I have used the hammer method. If you go at it for a few minutes straight, you can cause a shit ton of destruction.

@Plyushch22 7 лет назад

Get a strong magnet (example-speakers), and swipe it over hdd a couple of times, drive is safe, and data gone

@PatrickJacobs 4 года назад

Thanks. Your video saved me a lot of time and effort. Destroying HDD has never been this fun too.

@georgelouischrisos3597 2 года назад

Going thru this now and curious what nails worked best for you. I purchased a pneumatic dewalt and the nails are not driving thru. Will these guys work? Grip Fast® 1-1/4" Electro-Galvanized Coil Roofing Nails -7,200 Count at Menards

@navret1707 Год назад

I use a drill and punch holes all the way through the case. I think that will do the trick.

@sno_crash Год назад

Good suggestion!

@scotttovey 6 лет назад

The pneumatic nailer is much faster than the drill method I seen.

@georgelouischrisos3597 2 года назад

Curious what coil nails you ended up using? 1-3/4” x .080” Galvanized are buckling and not making it thru. Would these work? Grip Fast® 1-1/4" Electro-Galvanized Coil Roofing Nails -7,200 Count at Menards

@scotttovey 2 года назад

@@georgelouischrisos3597 Watch the video. I did not make this video. Ask the person that made the video your question. Of course, there is the possibility that this video is fake. The ones that penetrated were high end commercial grade.

@Youtubety63 7 лет назад

Nice interesting video

@allabakashshaik1409 5 лет назад

you really deserves a like

@Davidmormino 6 лет назад

I thought that the he'd platers where like glass and should shatter as such put it is like a deferent material that doesn't shatter

@sno_crash 6 лет назад

You are right, they used to be made out of glass. But that was some time ago, about 20 years. Since then they worked out ways of making aluminium discs which are "flat" enough to do the job.

@2nd_Channel 6 лет назад

Some 2,5" hdd's still are

@WaffleBoy13100 8 лет назад

The channel links on your website for your tutorials lead to another channel( the links on the right side of the videos). Thought you might want to fix that.

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

Thanx for the heads up. That's so weird... On it now.

@WaffleBoy13100 8 лет назад

+Snocrash no worries

@Fidocc 8 лет назад

Hopefully you double-checked the reflections to make sure your face wasn't revealed accidentally.

@Tinlion09 6 лет назад

“On the manual side, we've got my girls Roxy, Rosie, and of course Li'l Lucy wants to get in on some of this action...”

@MrKBartlett 8 лет назад

I just undo all the little torx screws and remove the platters and the read/write head magnets, then, a little go over with a heavy grit sander and BOOM! job done and I have two rare earth magnets to add to my collection! :-) Have a good one from up above! (English humour! :-\ ) Kev B.

@oxinous3694 8 лет назад

roses are red violets are blue wanna erase? do it with a microwave

@sterbenden 8 лет назад

*slow clap*

@macforme 5 лет назад

Nooooooooooo! Toxic chemicals in eWaste. Don't even kid around. someone just might do it.

@emikremi357 5 лет назад

Roses are red i like to watch 2 girls 1 cup you can do that but it'll blow up

@lukegulseth2047 8 лет назад

I like this video!

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

Thank u :-)

@PrimRoseLane 8 лет назад

Another option: Bolt Cutters.

@GimiBsk 3 года назад

You missed the opportunity to power them (if they can) and when they are spinning hit them with a fat nail

@anomalousdelirium 4 года назад

Seagate HDD have an everlasting shiny top cover.

@user-hh8cq2ob6w Год назад

😂😂 I love the 3rd one...

@alternateuniverse656 8 лет назад

Accent on point.

@mjyanimations1062 5 лет назад

I would wipe the hdd if they are fully functional. If not, I remove platters from drive and smash them and heat them with propane torch

@thomasvache2050 8 лет назад

WOO SCIENCE!!

@ChadGouldtheNerd 8 лет назад

Awesome!

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

ty :-)

@iceburn7794 8 лет назад

I'm amazed you didn't collect the gold from the circuits on the hard drives :P

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

lol - too expensive to post them to Cody's Lab.

@KohuGaly 8 лет назад

I don't think this would destroy much data at all. The nails are hitting only a minor part of the disk, leaving most of it relatively intact. It definitely makes it harder to read, but if someone really wants the data he can get it out eventually. I think it would be better to heat the drive with a torch. Heigh temperature should destabilize the magnetic dipoles in the material and effectively "melt" the data. At least that's what I'd do if I want to destroy data on HDD.

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

In the description -- and the word you're looking for is "Curie" point.

@KohuGaly 8 лет назад

oh, sorry. I didn't noticed there is a second paragraph in the description :-D Also, I have a question. How strong must the magnetic field be to damage a harddrive? From what I tried once, magnets that are commonly found in the household are insufficient. In fact, I've never heard of a harddrive being damaged by magnetic field...

@johnmarks714 3 года назад

Another great method is the oxy acetyline welder.

@kalusxd7630 8 лет назад

so what will be in next video? :D

@emikremi357 5 лет назад

2:23 orrr you can just turn it around and try again

@kid10249595 6 лет назад

I would of used the claws of the claw hammer way more damaging

@Willom 8 лет назад

Best way? Open up the HDD. Find a very powerful magnet. Rub the magnet all over the HDD disks. The way that HDDs work is by magnetising microscopic parts of the disk. This will probably do the trick.

@CrissPivot 8 лет назад

why you dont simply put a neodium magnet in the top of the hard drive

@bengineer8 8 лет назад

or take the disks out and then do that

@gormeister2032 8 лет назад

less fun

@CrissPivot 8 лет назад

Michael Gorry :///

@jarodwilfrid8505 8 лет назад

Whats this resource pack? Its so realistic!

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

It's the shaders I used !

@jarodwilfrid8505 8 лет назад

The mods you added makes it even better! Is that a new build of optifine?

@user-ib7jc7vf6f 6 месяцев назад

Ssd ?

@dhruvchawla5476 8 лет назад

I just realized....Hand size reveal!

@ottopia 8 лет назад

Nope he hired a hand actor.

@dhruvchawla5476 8 лет назад

***** Aww the disappointment is real :(

@maxfernandes4738 8 лет назад

+Dhruv Chawla ur næm, India?

@dhruvchawla5476 8 лет назад

+Edmund Fernandes Yep

@alternateuniverse656 8 лет назад

Did he really need gloves for this?

@Sh0cKwavE__ 8 лет назад

People get so many views for breaking stuff! You deserve every view you get

@iColinCDN Год назад

LOL ... nice. Ya could always duct tape one to the edge of a log and send it head long into a wood splitter ... it's the Canadian way eh :-D "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." - Red Green

@oguzakankan518 7 лет назад

has anybody an idea how can I get these gloves?

@sno_crash 7 лет назад

ironclad.com/

@Oli4vn 8 лет назад

I put them in my lathe and just resurfaced the entire platters lol

@galgalon7 8 лет назад

Snocrash! you forgot the most important way... C4 xD

@larslessel4501 8 лет назад

We have a hydraulic press at work where I put my old harddrives. I can tell you, they DONT survive that ;)

@Emily232 8 лет назад

"Some special equipment" = wiping it off into the sink

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

HEPA Filter

@shade9592 8 лет назад

What about melting down the drive?

@sno_crash 8 лет назад

Check the description :-)

@smokie128 8 лет назад

The -nuclear- thermite option still needs to be displayed... wink wink ;-)

@seraluv 4 года назад

I used a program to erase data from a USB stick and I formatted it twice. I thought that would do the trick. Nope! The 'person in question' put it through a restore program AGAIN and files were recovered!!!! WTF. How can I ensure MY personal data is destroyed for good without making the stick 'disappear'.

@IncubusOfDeath 3 года назад

Do they all have 2 platters? Or just some do?

@sno_crash 3 года назад

Some have 1, some have 5 platters. Any number really, depending on the capacity of the drive and the recording technology used.

@IncubusOfDeath 3 года назад

@@sno_crash Wow, I didn't know that...I just hopefully destroyed one today, with a hammer....it was a brand new 500 gb SATA Hard Drive. I got hacked recently and my computer was completely compromised. It would not let me format, delete files, or get into my C:/ drive. I only saw one thick disk, that I scratched to death, with a screw driver, and hit it with a hammer.

@gabehurley2683 8 лет назад

Dang, Hillary Clinton should have watched this.

@RileyIsntDead 8 лет назад

She has other methods to erase that evidence.

@Roescoe 7 лет назад

I wanted to see the bleachbit option.

@-DaveFromWork- 7 лет назад

8:14 Oh Baby

@pyrotex0751 6 лет назад

You could have given it to me, too

@bigor1664 8 лет назад

Is Sonocrash Mr Robot ?

@transgendernationadmin-hum4977 4 года назад

Just sand paper the platters down. Platters of the hard drive are where the data is stored, where your computer keeps you social security #, passwords, bank details, other stuff that evil people would love to use. Drilling holes or smashing it with a hammer will not physically destroy 100% the data.