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RMAing a large HDD that has pirated movies/games on it, is it necessary to completely zero the drive? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by silvio_dante@alien.top to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum

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The manufacturer requires that the faulty HDD be sent back. It's 18 TB, so ShredOS estimates 100 hours to completely wipe the drive. I really would rather not go through that. Does anyone else have experience with this?

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[–] bofh2023@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (5 children)

No one cares. I'd quick format it and call it a day. There's no chain of custody so it's never proof of anything in any sense that matters.

[–] 3legdog@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I'm pretty sure the oem is not hooking up every rma drive and looking for files.

"well, new rma drive? Let's pop it in the USB caddy and see what's there... Hmm, some files... jpgs... Mpegs... Oh look. Pdfs with embedded viruses. Good thing we didn't connect this drive to... Oops"

They're sending that thing straight to the industrial degausser and then certification for possible resale.

[–] s00mika@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

With your logic we would not have recertified drives.

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