pmorin Loc: Huntington Beach, Palm Springs

Yes. Here’s a link.
https://diskwipe.org/download.php

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Thanks, good to know for people who do not feel comfortable using Cipher!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Or a .45…

https://youtu.be/kl1ujzRidmU

(Dad being vindictive A-hole)

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Another simple way is to take your drill to the hard drive.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

My air chisel works wonders!!!

trinhqthuan Loc: gaithersburg

I removed the HD, discarded the old computers. The oldest HD was in the 1980s, running with MS DOS ...

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

Roger that!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

.308 fmj is over kill and running close to $2 a round now days.

therwol Loc: USA

Funny.

fetzler Loc: North West PA

I use my .357 magnum.

therwol Loc: USA

Do you really? I wouldn't just for that. I hate cleaning guns.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

If you have an old hard drive and want to ensure that the residual data on it are not usable, I think it's best to just take the disk apart. First of all, you get an idea of what's in a disk. Second of all, there are some good magnets that you could probably find a use for. You throw away the stuff other than the disk. That is a nicely polished disk of metal which could be used for a nice mirror. When you're done with playing with the mirror, a little sandpaper will do the trick.

OTOH, a quicker solution is just an 8-lb sledge. If you have an anvil, that would help, but lacking that, a good solid rock would work, but lacking a good rock, a paved road will suffice. (I strongly suspect that if you don't have a paved road available, you most likely could find a rock. OTOH, if you have neither a paved road or a rock, you're probably on an ice sheet or permafrost, so just burying the disk would most likely keep it away from prying eyes). The advantage of this solution is that you get some exercise in the processs. I, for one, would benefit from that exercise after all the time I sit on my butt reading UHH.

hookedupin2005 Loc: Northwestern New Mexico

Bandsaws, grinders, sledgehammers, cars, The Pacific Ocean.....

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

If you go for the Pacific Ocean (or any other body of water) drill a hole in the case first or loosen the screws holding it together. They've got a fair amount of empty space in them and they may float.