Data Destruction Methods
                     Data Destruction Methods
Every leading corporate electronic recycling company 
has to follow the standards set by the regulatory 
associations in order to safely destruct the data on the 
storage devices that are at their end-of-life stage.
The best method used to destroy the data is based on the 
time available, cost and the requirement of the corporate 
office.
Overwriting
Through software, data is written on the disk where the 
data residual is available. This is a low-cost method. 
However, it takes a long time to overwrite a high-
capacity drive. This process requires a separate 
license to do. Also, the data is not sanitized in the host 
protected areas. This is not completely protected 
solution and the old can be traceable if the device gets 
into the wrong hands.
Degaussing
Degausser is used to remove 
the magnetic field of a storage 
device. This effectively and 
quickly purges the entire 
storage medium. This makes 
data completely unrecoverable. 
So, when dealing with high-
sensitive data, degaussing 
method of data destruction is 
recommended.
Physical Destruction
In this method, the corporate 
electronic recycling providers 
send the drive in the shredders 
where it is shredded into pieces 
and the raw material is sent to 
the manufacturing industries. 
Not only the data, but the 
complete drive is destroyed 
using this method.
So, you read about the top 4 methods of data destruction 
used by the corporate electronic recycling providers. 
Choose the one based on your requirements.
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