Lower part of the image is incorrect. All the data would pool in the trough, leaving free space at either end.
Is this drive compression?Defragmentation
I have a feeling that the drive shown in the picture is actually heavily fragmented. Just a feeling though.
Automounts as drive V:\
/dev/hdv
I’m assuming this is actually to render an old drive inoperable, in case of sensitive contents?
Just spit balling, but it might be possible to flatten the platters out to recover some of the data, maybe even enough to piece together what was on there. The proper method for destruction is to wipe the drives, then shred them.
The proper method for destruction is to wipe the drives, then shred them.
Yes for spinny drives.
For SSDs, when you delete something TRIM + physics ensures it’s really really gone all the time
Please stop shredding SSDs that can go on to a 2nd life…
Indeed. I was only speaking to HDDs considering OP’s image meme.
