[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] recycling computers

Mon Feb 20 11:05:07 PST 2023

If you're going to bake, as I suggested,it might be good to first remove
the PCB.

On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 1:59 PM Larry Wittig <9423lew at gmail.com> wrote:

> One easy way to erase the HDD is to bake it in your oven -- say 400
> degrees F for 1 hour.
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 1:09 PM Ted Kochanski <tedpkphd at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> It all depends on what is the sensitivity of the stuff on the disk -- if
>> it is National Security stuff -- then crushing or grinding, melting, etc is
>> what you to make sure nothing can be recovered
>> I we are talking bank accounts, and such that is far too too much effort
>> for the reduction of risk -- there are commercial programs which do a
>> fairly good job
>>
>> for example the now Infamous Bleachbit
>> from the wikipedia article
>> BleachBit is a free and open-source disk space cleaner, privacy manager,
>> and computer system optimizer. The BleachBit source code is licensed under
>> the GNU General Public License version 3.
>>
>> History
>> BleachBit was first publicly released on 24 December 2008 for Linux
>> systems.[3] The 0.2.1 release created some controversy[4] by suggesting
>> Linux needed a registry cleaner.
>>
>> Version 0.4.0 introduced CleanerML,[5] a standards-based markup language
>> for writing new cleaners.
>> On May 29, 2009, BleachBit version 0.5.0 added support for Windows XP,
>> Windows Vista, and Windows 7.[6]
>> On September 16, 2009, version 0.6.4 introduced command-line interface
>> support.[7]
>>
>> BleachBit is available for download through its website and the
>> repositories of many Linux distributions.
>>
>> www.bleachbit.org
>> Features
>>
>> Identifying and removing Web cache, HTTP cookies, URL history, temporary
>> files log files and Flash cookies for Firefox, Opera, Safari, APT, Google
>> Chrome
>> Removing unused localizations (also called locale files) which are
>> translations of software
>> Shredding files and wiping unallocated disk space to minimize data
>> remanence
>> Wiping unallocated disk space to improve data compression ratio for disk
>> image backups
>> Vacuuming Firefox's SQLite database which suffers fragmentation
>> Command line interface for scripting automation and headless operation
>>
>>
>> Written in Python
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)>
>> Operating system <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system> Microsoft
>> Windows <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows>
>> macOS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS>
>> Linux <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux>
>> Size <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_size> 11.5-12.2 MB
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte> (Windows)
>> Available in 64 languages[2]
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BleachBit#cite_note-2>
>> Type
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches> Disk
>> cleaner <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_cleaner>
>> License <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license> GNU General
>> Public License <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License>
>> Website www.bleachbit.org
>>
>> Ted
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 12:30 PM Edward Lipman <edward.lipman at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> For $39 I'd use my own hammer!
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 9:51 AM <jjrudy1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> FYI
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A friend has two OLD laptops.  One with Windows XP, the other Windows
>>>> 7.  I called both Staples and Best Buy both of which will take them (and a
>>>> lot of other stuff) at no cost.  However it does not include wiping the
>>>> disk.  Staples offers that service @$29 each, and Best Buy @39 each.
>>>> Neither could explain to me what a full erase means (for all I know they
>>>> may open the case and use a hammer).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John Rudy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 781-861-0402
>>>>
>>>> 781-718-8334  cell
>>>>
>>>> 13 Hawthorne Lane
>>>>
>>>> Bedford MA
>>>>
>>>> jjrudy1 at comcast.net
>>>>
>>>>
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