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Hard drive recycling: secure destruction to protect your data<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>
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In an increasingly digital world, hard disks are one of the main storage media for sensitive data. When they reach the end of their useful life, it is not enough to simply throw them away or store them: it is essential to ensure that no data can be recovered or used for malicious purposes. At Archives Conseil, we have put in place a rigorous procedure to ensure the secure destruction and recycling of hard drives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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A three-stage procedure for maximum security<\/h3>\n

Our hard drive destruction services meet the highest security standards and follow a multi-stage process:<\/p>\n

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  1. Demagnetisation<\/strong>: the drive is subjected to a very powerful magnetic field, which erases all the data. Although the disc is still physically intact, its contents cannot be recovered.<\/li>\n
  2. Perforation<\/strong>: multiple perforations are made in the disc to alter its physical structure.<\/li>\n
  3. Crushing<\/strong>: the medium is then completely deformed by an industrial press.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This treatment enables three levels of safety to be achieved:<\/p>\n