Make memory card unreadable

[kletra]

Is there a way to make memory cards unreadable with software? Old cards can have personal stuff, family photos or text you don't want others to see. I've heard that there was a program that could make a hdd lose magnetization, thus making it unreadable. Is there something similar for memory cards, too? To ensure the card will be unusable.

 

[ron2456]

All your questions have been answered. No apps are available, and only way to ensure that your data is safe is to format it and then burn the card down.

Mods should close this thread now.

 

[camieabz]

Wipe it digitally until you are confident old data can't be retrieved. Put on rubber-soled shoes. Go into a room with a radiator. Scuff your feet up and down for 5-10 minutes while holding the contacts of the memory card. Then touch the radiator with one of the copper bits to induce static grounding.

Repeat for as long as your haircut will put up with it.

Will it work? No idea, but it makes me chuckle at the idea of it all.