Quote Originally Posted by Mipi View Post
HDDs are shielded within their housing. They should be safe. Not sure about external ones (don't have it)
What about the warranty stickers (technical term) placed over holes in the housing? The ones that say "Warranty Void if removed"? I believe some of those lead to the actual disk, depending on the drive.

Regardless, magnets and computers don't really mix. They can ruin monitors, data, etc.

Old HDDs would be a good source of rare earth magnets...