Degaussing Services
Degaussing, also known as bulk erasing, permanently removes all data, formatting and control track information from tapes, hard drives and diskettes. A strong focused magnetic field envelopes the media changing the magnetic properties of the entire data area in seconds. Degaussing erases working and non-working media ensuring proper data security before disposal.
Degaussing of the media consists of passing the media through a strong alternating magnetic field. The alternating magnetic field removes all magnetic patterns from the tape, thus eliminating all data and formatting. The degaussing process ensures the user that their next recording will be at its best. The process is safe, efficient and fast.
Why Degauss?
Why would anyone want to degauss magnetic media and hard drives? Media is degaussed because there are laws governing the privacy of records and files to the public that requires that media be destroyed properly. Degaussing is a fast, efficient way of removing all audio, video, and data signals from magnetic media.
- Declassification for security purposes or to conform to privacy laws
- Oversight right up to the time your media is degaussed.
- For reuse of media, it eliminates possible recording errors from residual magnetic signals
- Prevents previous recordings from being seen, heard or retrieved.
