But I think that everyone should equip themselves with a method to safely destroy hard drives to ensure that sensitive data is not stolen. This can take time, especially when you need to process large amounts of data, but the security of your information is a top priority.
Why are you talking about hard drives? OP never mentioned any drives at all. Yes, hard drives also use metal plates for storage, but thats not the point here.
No, here I mean backup, not hard drive. Thank you for reminding me of the wrong word.