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Title: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: default on Jan 23, 2025, 10:22 PM
i got some old handphones, i wonder how to totally destroy them or delete the data.

otherwise keep on having more over time
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: Arctic on Jan 23, 2025, 11:06 PM
No, I keep them

I have a dozen old phones, pager, ipad, ipods, macbook, mac mini, nintendo ds, ps3, hi-fi
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: 炎杀黑龙波 on Jan 23, 2025, 11:12 PM
Quote from: Arctic on Jan 23, 2025, 11:06 PMNo, I keep them

I have a dozen old phones, pager, ipad, ipods, macbook, mac mini, nintendo ds, ps3, hi-fi
Got pager got ds but don't have the old fat gameboy?
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: 炎杀黑龙波 on Jan 23, 2025, 11:14 PM
Spoil one I'll just throw, phone reset then don't care already, small fry data nothing to worry about, no one will try hard to recover from a phone that was already reset
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: default on Jan 23, 2025, 11:16 PM
Quote from: 炎杀黑龙波 on Jan 23, 2025, 11:14 PMSpoil one I'll just throw, phone reset then don't care already, small fry data nothing to worry about, no one will try hard to recover from a phone that was already reset

im thinking how to wipe out data from my s8 tab that was broken about 1 yr + ago

then the long long ago data from harddisks, wonder if can buy those enclosure to re-open the data and check before using magnet to delete
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: Arctic on Jan 23, 2025, 11:18 PM
Quote from: 炎杀黑龙波 on Jan 23, 2025, 11:12 PMGot pager got ds but don't have the old fat gameboy?


Have, transparent one but thrown away. Also have game gear
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: Arctic on Jan 23, 2025, 11:19 PM
Quote from: default on Jan 23, 2025, 11:16 PMim thinking how to wipe out data from my s8 tab that was broken about 1 yr + ago

then the long long ago data from harddisks, wonder if can buy those enclosure to re-open the data and check before using magnet to delete

Use a hammer smash all of them. dunk in water then dump it down rubbish chute
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: default on Jan 23, 2025, 11:26 PM
Quote from: Arctic on Jan 23, 2025, 11:19 PMUse a hammer smash all of them. dunk in water then dump it down rubbish chute

that time i managed to boot it up with cracked screen but very hard to control going into the data.........

have to connect it to laptop or something

with more and more gadgets rly tiring to get rid of data

i think this could be a good biz somewhat
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: Magical Fingertip on Jan 24, 2025, 06:45 AM
Wrap in 10 cents plastic bag from popular then throw down  rubbish chute
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: BuiBuiForeverAlone on Jan 24, 2025, 08:05 AM
Quote from: default on Jan 23, 2025, 11:16 PMim thinking how to wipe out data from my s8 tab that was broken about 1 yr + ago

then the long long ago data from harddisks, wonder if can buy those enclosure to re-open the data and check before using magnet to delete

Your s8 tab stores your prawn collection is it? :flash:
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: 炎杀黑龙波 on Jan 24, 2025, 08:59 AM
Quote from: default on Jan 23, 2025, 11:16 PMim thinking how to wipe out data from my s8 tab that was broken about 1 yr + ago

then the long long ago data from harddisks, wonder if can buy those enclosure to re-open the data and check before using magnet to delete
Harddisk if able to work with enclosure is can keep, I still got my old laptop harddisk in those casing , can just consider it as extra storage
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: default on Jan 24, 2025, 11:39 AM
Quote from: Banned User on Jan 24, 2025, 08:05 AMYour s8 tab stores your prawn collection is it? :flash:

Store national secrets and US, china secrets
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: default on Jan 24, 2025, 01:25 PM
Quote from: 炎杀黑龙波 on Jan 24, 2025, 08:59 AMHarddisk if able to work with enclosure is can keep, I still got my old laptop harddisk in those casing , can just consider it as extra storage


Can recommend enclosure?
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: 炎杀黑龙波 on Jan 24, 2025, 03:00 PM
Quote from: default on Jan 24, 2025, 01:25 PMCan recommend enclosure?

The one I have is transcend hdd enclosure kit, still working after close to 10 years.

Don't use any newer one as recent upgrade was new desktop so I still have the most recent old laptop with me
Title: Re: Do you get rid of old electronics?
Post by: Aisingioro on Jan 26, 2025, 06:24 PM
just dispose of them in e-waste bins
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