• NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    It depends how it was stored. If it is just raw dogging the garbage pile? The odds get very low but, theoretically, it is just a matter of very carefully the drive before booting it up. Think “data forensics”

    If it was stored in a plastic bag or box? Then it is about as safe as a drive in your closet that you haven’t spun up in over a decade.

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      3 months ago

      It gets compacted in the garbage truck and compacted some more at the landfill. I think the odds are slim it could be found in one piece

    • ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 months ago

      it is just a matter of very carefully the drive before booting it up

      I’m curious about what the missing word is. Cleaning? Inspecting?