Hard Drive
Hard Drive is a Material item. It can be sold to (but not purchased at) the Super Store.
The Hard Drive was one of the items available at the official launch of Torn on 15 November 2004, having been introduced during the Torn City Beta. [1]
Usage
Hard Drive has usage as planted evidence in Waste Facility (Taking out the Trash) in the Arson crime.
Hard Drive is used in the following Organized Crimes 2.0:
- Cat Burglar role during the Hostile Takeover scenario. The item is used up and lost.
Obtaining
Can be found through city finds and can be traded between players.
Hard Drive can be found from the following crimes:
- Search the Junkyard (quantity: 2)
- Super Store (quantity: 1, 3)
- Residential:
- Suburban Home (quantity: 1)
- Tool Shed (quantity: 1)
- Commercial:
- Recruitment Agency (quantity: 2, 3)
- Dentists Office (quantity: 1)
- Market (quantity: 2)
- Postal Office (quantity: 2, 3)
- Self-Storage Facility (quantity: 1)
- Industrial:
- Foundry (quantity: 1)
- Paper Mill (quantity: 1)
- Printing Works (quantity: 1)
- Old Furniture : Bury (quantity: 1) (unique)
Players who are still in Crimes 1.0 can obtain the Hard Drive through the "Computer Stall" shoplifting crime.
Related Awards
| Hard Drive related Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Image | Name | Requirements |
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Candy Man | Achieve 1,000 theft crime |
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Smile, You're On Camera | Achieve 2,500 theft crimes |
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Smokin' Barrels | Achieve 5,000 theft crimes |
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Breaking And Entering | Achieve 7,500 theft crimes |
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Stroke Bringer | Achieve 10,000 theft crimes |
Historical Notes
June 29, 2026 - item type changed from Other to Material.
The Hard Drive used to be classified as an Electronics item before the Electronics category was discontinued on 1 April 2024.
In the past there was a Market Stall shoplift crime explicitly for Hard Drives. [2] It was consolidated into the "Computer Stall" shoplift crime.
Image History
| Hard Drive Image History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Years Used | Image | |
| 2011 or earlier to July 2012 [3] | 
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| July 2012 to September 12 2023 [4] | 
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| September 12 2023 to present [5] | 
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There could potentially be one earlier image for the Hard Drive, but it would currently be considered lost to time. [6]
The first 3D model of the Hard Drive was released on 12 September 2023.
Patch History
References
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (28/05/23)
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (03/09/22)
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (03/07/24)
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (03/07/24)
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (03/07/24)
- ↑ TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (31/01/23)
| Shoplifting | |
| Sweet Shop |  Bag of Bon Bons ·  Big Box of Chocolate Bars
|
|---|---|
| Market Stall |  CD Player ·  DVD Player ·  Hard Drive ·  MP3 Player
|
| Clothes Shop |  Jacket ·  Tank Top ·  Trainers
|
| Jewelry Store |  Diamond Ring ·  Gold Necklace ·  Gold Ring
|
