hdd case

[chipy]

i posted this in "general hardware" but i wanted to increase my potential audience:

from what i understand hard drives work on electro-magnetism. i heard that a strong enough magnet might damage the data on the hard drive. if i have to transport just a hard drive (nothing more) from one location to another, or have to store it somewhere other than inside a computer, are there any hdd cases made for storage purposes that will protect it from unwanted magnetic interference?

thanx
chipy

 

[Degrador]

You can get static free bags for storing electronic equipment, but as for protection from magnetism, it's a lot more complicated. Why are you afraid of magnetic interference for transporting HDs?

 

[Blain]

"The only magnets powerful enough to scrub data from a drive platter are laboratory degaussers or those used by government agencies to wipe bits off media"

 

[chipy]

Degrador & Blain,

thanx for responding to my question. To answer degrador's question: i'm not _that_ afraid of losing the data from magnetic interference as it has never happened to me before, but i wanted to make sure i didn't lose data just in case.

also, blain's link was very helpful... i guess there's no need to worry about that then. i guess i'll stick to the static free bags.

thanx guys
chipy