Ferne

I've been given a box load (or in Hull speak a "lerd") of floppy disks to destroy as the info is confidential. I rang our IT "un"helpful desk and they told me to cut them up (yeah right, like I've got nothing else to do for the next 2 weeks!. Apart from going through the whole box and wiping them using my PC what else can I do!

You guys have come up trumps with info in the past so I have full confidence in you all!!!!!!

Tim Bomford

**** off big magnet!

Brendan Hughes

Burn 'em. Can't see much data in a puddle of plastic.

merkin

Bonfire should do it

Luke

Burn them..

merkin

or you could always burn them

Ferne

Err sorry guys forgot to tell you I work on a chemical plant and all sources of ignition are banned, and I'm not allowed to take data off site.

merkin

use viagra?

marty_t3

Definitely take a match to them. Magnets aren't that good at destroying data on disks unless it contains a really important report that you cant afford to lose.

Wurzel

iTrader: (1)

just reformat them a few times, it ain't exactly rocket science.

Mickle

Accidentally spill chemicals on them!

Katana

lol merkin

cheeseboy

Yeah burn them right! Good thinking guys - add more toxic chemicals to our planet! We don´t need to breath anyhow

marty_t3

ok... just saw the last post.... no arson allowed on site

How about some nasty chemicals then?? Or do you have a guillotine in the office?? or maybe pour some superglue inside the disks??

chiark

When I have something that I have to get rid of confidentially and completely, I use a good strong bath of acid...

LG John

How true!

Stick them through a powerful shredder

astraboy

Chemical plant? Why didnt you say? "Lose" them in a **** off vat of acid or summat. problem solved.
astrab0y.

dogmaul

cutting them up is the only way as formating them will leave you able to get the info back

Ferne

Thanks guys - looks like I'll be chopping them up!!

jasonwrxowner

Pull the metal sleeve off (It comes off really easy) and then snip the disc inside with some scisors or pull it out. If you cut it the disc will not function.

Brendan Hughes

Do you have a kitchen in the building? Stick 'em in a pasta pan of water and boil them for half an hour? Not sure of the heat resistance of your average floppy TBH.

What about a microwave (quietly ignoring the metal bits in the middle!)?

dogmaul

the disc will not function but the data can still be taken off it

merkin

Brendan,

what flavour sauce do you recommend with that?

IWatkins

Stack 20 at a time up on a flat surface and see how far you can get through the stack with a fire axe

Dream Weaver

Get a big **** off hammer and smash them to pieces - oh what fun you will have, and how everyone will think your mad when doing it in the cr park

David_Wallis

Raise a call with your it help desk and ask them to destroy them... theres companys that will do it..

Cutting the disc is no good, can still be read.. depends how mad you want to go...

throw them around the office.. .the way we throw things they wont last long..

David

Nick VR4

Try and find a company that does this
They will come to your company and shred disks, HD most date storage devices for you
They do it at your place of work no chance of data being recovered

alcazar

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Hah! This is easy. Never mind all these time wasting methods on here, all you have to do is put the discs down on the desk in front of you, and say clearly, "Oh, these disks contain SUCH important information, I must be sure it doesn't get lost. "
Then the disks will know, and you can be certain that the info on them will be completely garbled next time you want it.
Works every time for me.
Alcazar(I swear, I am NOT afraid of my computer.)

Ferne

Thanks for all you "suggestions" guys, I have now sorted it. I was having a little moan about it to someone when our office cleaner came in. She told me all about a machine that used to be in our main administration building that chewed them up. I made several enquiries and have found it in a cupboard!!!! It's just an industiral looking shredder and chops them up.

So next time you have an IT enquiry ask your cleaner 'cos ours knows more than our IT unhelpful desk.

Many thanks chaps!!

FERRARINUTTER

Put it in a bin in the middle of the road and wait for a scoob to spank it, alternatively hand it to a fire station preferably with an bin alight..........