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Have you tried turning it off and on again? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That I'm not sure, I know the premise is that data is read and written magnetically, which would lead me to believe there is some kind of ferrous metal in there somewhere, but I couldn't tell you the actual composition of the platters.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

A quick google search resulted that the actual platter is a non magnetic material like glass which is covered in a magnetic coating

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Interesting, thanks for that. So perhaps folding the drives like that may indeed shatter the platters.