hard drives?

okay so usually i take them apart but recently i made a contact that will buy them just not now because he is waiting for his business to start and pick up if you will. However i am somewhat of a music junkie not too big but the music i do like i want them all so i came up with this question. is there any way i can take a computer tower i get for free unhook the hard drive and hook one up from another tower take the music (if any) i want from it and then wipe the hard drive to sell it as a wiped hard drive?

Originally Posted by miked

We have a very active buyer of hard drives on the forum and I suggest you check him out before you sell to others. Go to the buyers forum and look there,(I'm uncertain if I am allowed to use his name here in this part of the forum). You will not be disappointed.

There may be some legal reason why you can not legally copy music. I feel certain that others on the forum will be able to give far better advise on this subject. Mike.

why do that when im sure u have internet access
u can get what u want from the internet without having to interfere with HD's which may or may not have sensitive/confidential info on them.

the copyright/piracy issue is something u have to decide for urself.

thank you mike and i figured since its not like im trying to get personal info off them that its not illegal since i get them from the dump so its just like if i was to find a cd there i could legally download it to my computer i feel its the same thing as finding the cd

Originally Posted by hmburner

Working in a scrapyard,I get all the hard drives I want. I bought a USB hard drive reader (about 25 bucks) plug the drives in and root around. This is a source of nightly entertainment since they mostly have pics of other peoples vacations,partys etc. Only once have I found anything off color and by the dates,someone got a digi cam for christmas and took artsy photos of the wife or girlfriend. I would say there is nothing wrong with copying music from them if thats what floats your boat

This could really be a major lawsuit for your scrap yard by you putting this out on the internet. I would delete this comment.

I very rarely run across personal information(credit card numbers etc) and by the dates,most of these puters have been sitting for years so there is nothing current on them.I enjoy going on family vacations with other people (through their pics) and I get to see the world through someone elses eyes.
On occasion,I get to go with my crane truck to Turtle Island garbage transfer in Toronto. They have a small office there where and RCMP officer goes through all the hard drives looking for ?
If the cops can do it ,so can I

okay haha im probably not going to look through photos even tho that sounds very entertaining haha i just want free music thank you hmburner i will look into that

Just be sure to save the biggest harddrive to keep the music on! Oh and fina a good computer to use as a jukebox

I would not be putting it out there that you are looking through personal information on hard drives.

Hard disks, or any media that COULD contain personal information SHOULD be wiped by the time we get it; but it happens, especially when you are dealing with the public. It only takes a couple moments to ensure any data that wasn't meant for anyone else, stays that way.

About a third of the drives I get are still full, an astounding lack of personal security in my opinion.

I get a lot of drives from banks through my I.T contact, all have been pierced with what looks like a single blow from a heavy rock hammer, it leaves a hole through the board, breaks into the chassis and dents the platters. There is no way that data can be recovered but the drives can still be easily dismantled.

Nothing wipes data faster than the trusty BFH

An if free music is worth it that you'd put your rep, not to mention the possibility of fines, lawsuits, etc if ever found out...Go find a free music hosting site. Learn about torrents but **** it all man, stop taking from anothers Hard drive.

What's next, ripping copper out of someone's house cause you want a free sip of water? Yea yea, I'm being extreme, but you get the point.

If you want free music again...Go sign up for Pandora or I<3radio, both free. Want to go on vacation go watch the travel channel.

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