Still, none of this solves the biggest danger to users. A hard drive fails under warrenty and needs to be sent back to the mfgr to get a free new one. You can't erase it (because it doesn't work) and they will refurbish it and send it out to someone else who may have the skills to check out your files. Magnets are said not to work - unless you have a professional $2,000 unit. Solutions?
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Still, none of this solves the biggest danger to users. A hard drive fails under warrenty and needs to be sent back to the mfgr to get a free new one. You can't erase it (because it doesn't work) and they will refurbish it and send it out to someone else who may have the skills to check out your files. Magnets are said not to work - unless you have a professional $2,000 unit. Solutions?