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Have you tried turning it off and on again? (sh.itjust.works)
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[โ€“] Micromot@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

A quick google search resulted that the actual platter is a non magnetic material like glass which is covered in a magnetic coating

[โ€“] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Interesting, thanks for that. So perhaps folding the drives like that may indeed shatter the platters.