Nope - flash memory isn't ferromagnetic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory
Not much you can do from the outside except "cook' the silicon with ionizing radiation ( gamma, I think). Maybe you know someone who'll let you stick it in an X-ray machine. I don't think I'd guarantee the results though. Jim ;-----Original Message----- ;From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ;[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Winterlight ;Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 6:41 PM ;To: [email protected] ;Subject: [H] purge flash drive; ;; ; ;I am sending back a 2GB USB flash drive for warranty replacement. I ;know what is wrong. The USB plug wasn't very secure to start with and ;now it is loose enough not to make a connection. So you plug it in ;now and nothing happens.; ; ; There isn't anything unencrypted that is on the drive, but I would ;feel better if I could purge it. Suppose I put it between two 8LB ;earth magnates for a couple of hours... would that do it?
