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Old Drives - What are they good for? - Enquiries - 10-12-2022
Hi,
Over the years having upgrading my NAS and various PCs I am left with a mixture of redundant drives 300GB - 4 TB mostly working, but not all. Any ideas of what to do with my collection of old drives, anything useful or creative?
Thanks,
CR
ASUStor AS5304T
RE: Old Drives - What are they good for? - TribalHound - 10-12-2022
Backckups, Backups & more Backups !!
Possibly as a spare in the event of a disc failure (if any are large enough)
You can wipe them by double writing to the whole disk & stick them on ebay (individually or as a job lot)
Failing that - a modern art sculpture you can sell for millions or custom jewellery
There's always a Greener alternative too https://www.westerndigital.com/company/programs/easy-recycle