# RMA'ing a drive

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**Created:** [January 9, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rmaing-a-drive/41535 "2008-01-09T20:21:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rmaing-a-drive/41535/16 "2008-01-10T11:37:31Z")

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> [@JayS](#):
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> But really, you’re probably being paranoid. Hard drive companies handle TONS of RMA’s every day and I’m sure they have procedures to properly destroy/recycle them so the data is safe. If they don’t it’s a huge lawsuit just waiting to happen.
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> Or maybe you can drive over to Seagate’s main receiving building, hop in the dumpster, and find 1000’s and 1000’s of hard drives in there. I doubt it.

valid points, and on that note, if you’re that concerned I’m sure you could call up tech support and probe them. Though, You’d prolly have to get to a high level tech to understand your questions.

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