Laptop stuff — #5

Post #5 by johnsonfromwisconsin

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Hardware
Post Date	Sat, 9 Aug 2008 - 23:54
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/laptop-stuff.14402/

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Yes it's the same at my work, the hard drives are pulled on redundant computers before they are scrapped to protect company data. It's pretty pointless to be honest as all company data is stored on the central server drives as a rule, meaning the only things on individual computers are the OS, apps and any personal files put on the drives by employees. Occasionally the odd machine gets thrown out with the drive still inside so I'm always keeping an eye out for them as spare hard drives are very handy.

Not really. Most corps have individual limits for things like mail, requiring use of outlook .pst's and such on the local computer which must be kept. Especially for remote users, it's not really feasible to back these up. Also, even personal files can be subject to archiving for legal and compliance reasons.