[Gllug] [O/T] Disposing of old zip disks

[Chris Bell]

On Fri 14 Aug, John G Walker wrote:
> 
> I have a box full of used zip disks, which have, as you might guess,
> not been used for some years. Most of what is on them is trivial stuff
> (eg early drafts of my PHD thesis and the like), but I can't guarantee
> there isn't some confidentail information on some of them which I ought
> not to let into the public domain (which in this case means the local
> skip).
> 
> I no longer have access to any means of writing to them, so reformatting
> is not an option. Has anyone any other suggestions for disposing of the
> disks than taking a hammer to them? There's only a few dozen, so I'm
> not sure any of the data disposal companies would be interested without
> me paying an exorbitant price,
> 

   I think I may have one or more working zip drive in North Acton, although
I do not have a zip disc for testing them.

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