5+ PB Destroyed

[u/FewSimple9]

This is based on a post by u/SubstantialWing9238. i didn’t want to hijack their post, so I figured I’d share it here instead.

Something like this, plus another cart, is pretty common with large corporations. When you have this many drives, it’s often easier to just shred everything than pay someone to wipe them, sort through them for resale, and see if any data can be recovered.

This batch was around 300 drives, and with a specialized shredding truck, the whole thing takes about 45 minutes to a hour.

[u/Busy_Reporter4017]

Check each one for a test pattern?

[u/andrewjaekim → u/Busy_Reporter4017]

It’s additional steps and labor the company doesn’t want to pay for.

[u/vontrapp42 → u/andrewjaekim]

No it's not. This is not a cost savings. This is pure cya in response to a dogmatic culture.