Do you have an old external hard drive that has either crashed or you no longer want to use?
In case the external hard drive has crashed and you have tried all the software programs and methods to retrieve the data but unable to do so then you should think about discarding it.
If you simply want to upgrade your old external hard drive because of the low storage capacity then you can donate it or sell it online to anyone who is interested in buying it or ready to make the donation.
But before making up your mind to donate your external hard drive you should ensure that there is no data stored inside or you have flushed the data which is of no use to other people. To remove the stored data you can use any paid or free program that can remove the data.
Still, if you do not think that donating external HDD is not viable for you then you can gift it to someone known or sell it online or offline as there many eCommerce websites like who take electronic products in exchange and give you a good price that can be used to buy a new external HDD or any other electric product.
Selling your old gadget is always profitable because it is always better to sell it instead of keeping it in your store.
What is the best way to discard an external hard drive?
No matter how much you have use your old external hard drive but when it becomes difficult to store more data then it becomes necessary to buy a high storage external hard drive.
As mentioned above you can gift, sell, or donate an external hard drive to those who need it or discard it when it cannot be used or crashed and cannot be used beyond a limit.
- Use acid to discard the external hard drive
The best way to discard an external hard drive is by destroying it in acid or dismantling the parts by using a screwdriver along with other computer tools.
2. Dismantle internal parts of external hard drive
The first and basic step to open an external hard drive is unscrewing its body, then separating the internal parts and throwing them separately.
3. Recycle center
Once you are sure that there is no data inside the HDD or even if it has some data that is of no use then you can take to the recycling center where it will recycle in a safe manner.
4. Demagnetize external hard drive
If you have high power magnets then you can dismantle the hard drive and demagnetize its internal parts. By doing so it will become unusable and you can throw it.
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