Hard Drive Disposal Services

Simply deleting the files on a hard drive doesn’t prevent information from being recovered by clever thieves. Wiping the memory on a computer, smartphone, or other device still leaves behind fragments of information. It doesn’t take long for an individual versed in electronic data retrieval to piece together those fragments to restore some or all of your erased files. The surest way to protect yourself from identity theft, data breaches, and other mishaps after discarding old computer hardware, smartphones, or USB memory sticks is to “erase” the data for good by shredding the entire device.

On-site hard drive destruction is an efficient process you can watch yourself. Our team members arrive in mobile shredding trucks, transport your computer hardware outside in secure bins, and then shred the hard drives on site. Our mobile shredders can destroy devices of all sizes, from compact external hard drives to entire desktop computers. Once the device is destroyed, we provide you with a detailed certificate of destruction for your records and then transport the shredded material to a recycling facility in the Syracuse area.

At Proshred^® Syracuse, we’re not only committed to protecting your old digital data from thieves; we’re also dedicated to protecting the environment from electronic waste. That’s why, after we destroy a hard drive or other computer hardware device, we take the shredded electronic materials to a local recycling facility. Our recycling partners are certified and compliant with both federal and New York state electronic waste regulations, so you can feel good about recycling your computers, smartphones, and other devices with us.