Where can I get rid of old hard drives?
27/05/25 Filed in: security
Do you have any suggestions about where/how to destroy old hard drives, iPads and more?
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There are two responsible recycle centers in Charlotte. Foxhole down below Ballantyne and Hickory Grove on Pence road in east Charlotte. Hard drives are very easily destroyed just by hammering them a few times. iPad, I would not recommend doing that as they contain batteries that have chemicals. Instead, the safe way to dispose of the data is to either boot the device up and sign out of your iCloud account from the device itself, or if it doesn’t boot, you can go into the FindMy app on another device logged into the same account and remove or remote wipe the device if it is still listed.
Side note: This is also why it’s a good idea to name each device you get a different name. So many people have iPhone, iPhone (4), iPhone (52) and they have no idea which is which. To give current devices a unique name, you can go to Settings: General: About and rename it. This will help differentiate devices in the future.
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There are two responsible recycle centers in Charlotte. Foxhole down below Ballantyne and Hickory Grove on Pence road in east Charlotte. Hard drives are very easily destroyed just by hammering them a few times. iPad, I would not recommend doing that as they contain batteries that have chemicals. Instead, the safe way to dispose of the data is to either boot the device up and sign out of your iCloud account from the device itself, or if it doesn’t boot, you can go into the FindMy app on another device logged into the same account and remove or remote wipe the device if it is still listed.
Side note: This is also why it’s a good idea to name each device you get a different name. So many people have iPhone, iPhone (4), iPhone (52) and they have no idea which is which. To give current devices a unique name, you can go to Settings: General: About and rename it. This will help differentiate devices in the future.
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