hard drives through airport scan machines

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  1. tee99

    tee99 Regular member

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    - any ideas whether the scan machines at airports will wipe out the data on a hdd?

    moving abroad, and need to know whether its worth backing the whole thing up on to discs, or can i just take a few 120Gb drives with me?

    i believe they are ok with camera film nowadays, but not sure about the magnetic field they create...

    cheers
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    laptops go thru do you hear complaints??? but still do backups as the bumping around could cause more damage than scanners
     
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    good call sir!

    cheers for the advice
     
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    your welcome
     
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