One-off CD destruction

lucifersangel87

Hi,

I've got a load of CDs with Bank Statements, coursework and Photos on. I am talking about 300 CDs i've been collecting since 2002.

I need to get rid of them but I don't want the data and photos getting into the hands of the enemy, so i'm looking for some way of secure media destruction.

I have looked into SITA, but they only do it as a regular service for businesses.
I'd like to get them shredded, but i've also seen the 'microwave' technique - not sure how good this is for the microwave in question.

Anyone got any ideas/suggestions?

Thanks in advance

Martin

enfield_freddy

if they are conventional written CDs (by yourself) simply crack them or even use a key or something on the rear of it to remove a bit of "paint" so they are see thru , one scrape on that will stop them being read


or if you want to spend £20 http://www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics-8-Sheet-Strip-Shredder-Shred/dp/B0079JLXZ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428837561&sr=8-1&keywords=cd+shredder

John_Gray

Put on a protective suit, safety glasses and a hard hat, and proceed to a safe place with your sledge-hammer.

• Ensure the environment is free from pets, small children and other animals.
• Put about 50 CDs into a strong plastic bag
• Lay the bag of CDs on a very solid lump of wood, or stone or brick or metal.
• Beat merry hell out of the CDs with the sledge-hammer.

Repeat until no more CDs left.
Dispose of the CD fragments / shards responsibly. :beer:

Big_Graeme

Of you could buy a shredder with a CD shred function and go for your life.

enfield_freddy

the one listed above from amazon has this feature.

paddyrg

Home burn CD's, destroy the coloured layer, job done. I suggest a wire brush attachment on a drill on the centre/back (label side) of the disk, which will destroy the file allocation sectors.

In fairness, many home burn discs will be unreadable after a few years anyway - especially if burnt at high speed on cheap discs

Vomityspice

10 seconds in a microwave set on high should be enough to make the data unrecoverable......

Also it like a mini firework display as the cd's arc.

kwikbreaks

Vomityspice wrote: »

10 seconds in a microwave set on high should be enough to make the data unrecoverable......

... and maybe the microwave unusable

Just wearing some decent workgloves and bending them will probably make them unreadable. Alternately letting a four year old get hold of them for a just a few minutes is usally enough.

System

kwikbreaks wrote: »

Just wearing some decent workgloves and bending them will probably make them unreadable. .

I wouldn't recommend that as some explode like a bomb into small fragments when you break them

googler

This page shows you where the tale of contents (TOC) is.

http://www.herongyang.com/CD-DVD/CD-TOC-Where-Is-Located.html

Take a domestic drill with a sharp wood drill bit, and drill one or two holes in this area, ideally with a drill bit wider than the width of the TOC.

Unless anyone wishes to correct me, no drive will be able to read the disc without the TOC.

GunJack

pair of big scissors and cut into 4, easy and quite satisfying