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Beats smashing them up with a big hammer, though it's not quite as therapeutic. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Data centers ...
You might think that hard drives have a shelf life—and that’s partially the case. However, an old hard drive probably has a lot more life left in it than you think. I have hard drives that are over 10 ...
To a neat freak PC Recycle in Bellevue looks like a mess of wires and junk. However, to an Eastside geek, the electronic recycling shop resembles nirvana. Known as a free, drop-off spot for ...
It’s always a strange moment saying goodbye to a technology you’ve used forever, and I now find myself waving farewell to another one: the humble spinning-platter hard drive. Sure, I’ve been using ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Technically, you should assume that data is never truly removed from a hard drive. That's because, for the most part, when you delete a file ...