My question is have I done enough?
I once saw a video of a Data Recovery guy in the states who was set a challenge to recover data from a disk. The disk was taken from PC, been bashed to pieces with a sledge hammer, then put onto a fire until charred remains were left. The guy used some tool to read the disk platter and managed to build files.Would you recommend Claw, Lump or Sledge?
I once saw a video of a Data Recovery guy in the states who was set a challenge to recover data from a disk. The disk was taken from PC, been bashed to pieces with a sledge hammer, then put onto a fire until charred remains were left. The guy used some tool to read the disk platter and managed to build files. ...
If the platter is from a laptop hard drive then the platter will more then likely be made of glass, if the glass shatters then no recovery is possible. However, PC hard drives platters are mostly made from metal, and data can be recovered off them. Or so Ive read.I'd like to see that. I don't believe you can recover from a smashed platter.
If the platter is from a laptop hard drive then the platter will more then likely be made of glass, if the glass shatters then no recovery is possible. However, PC hard drives platters are mostly made from metal, and data can be recovered off them. Or so Ive read.
I'll have a look later to see if I can find that vid, its been a few years.
I cant remember how "smashed" it was despite me saying "to pieces" earlier, I dont think it was shattered like a glass platter would be but I do remember thinking it was badly dented alright as you'd imagine after someone took a sledgehammer to it, but whatever hardware the guy had, he was able to read a piece of the mag strip and hence rebuilt a single file, just to prove the point that it could be done.Even if the metal platter is "smashed"
Me too.I think the chances of the average joe needing to do anything beyond running securely erasing software are slim.
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