Hard Drive

Hard Drive #45
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A large hard drive to extend your computer's storage capacity.
Type
Other
Sell Price
$65
Release Date
15 November 2004

Hard Drive is an Other item that can be acquired through shoplifting. 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

The Hard Drive currently has no use outside of being sold. As it can be sold to the Recycling Center, no use is planned for the item in the foreseeable future.

Obtaining

The Hard Drive is most commonly obtained through crimes. In Crimes 1.0 the Hard Drive can be obtained through the "Computer Stall" shoplifting crime. It can also be found through city finds and can be traded between players.

In Crimes 2.0 the Hard Drive can be found as a result of the following crimes:

Search For Cash

  • "Search the Junkyard" (quantity 2)

Shoplifting

Burglary

  • Residential:
    • "Tool Shed" (quantity 1, requires Lockpicks)
    • "Suburban Home" (quantity 1)
  • Commercial:
    • "Dentists Office" (quantity 1)
    • "Market" (quantity 2, requires Jemmy)
    • "Postal Office" (quantity 2-3)
    • "Self-Storage Facility" (quantity 1)
    • "Recruitment Agency" (quantity 2-3)
  • Industrial:
    • "Foundry" (quantity 1)
    • "Paper Mill" (quantity 1, requires Skeleton Key)
    • "Printing Works" (quantity 1)

A Hard Drive, along with two eCPU, five CPU, and a HPCPU can be found one time per player as a unique result when using the "Bury" option for the "Old Furniture" Disposal crime.

Related Awards

Hard Drive related Awards
Image Name Requirements
25.png Candy Man Achieve 1,000 theft crime
157.png Smile, You're On Camera Achieve 2,500 theft crimes
2.png Smokin' Barrels Achieve 5,000 theft crimes
158.png Breaking And Entering Achieve 7,500 theft crimes
154.png Stroke Bringer Achieve 10,000 theft crimes

Historical Notes

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] 45.1.png
July 2012 to September 12 2023 [4] 45.2.png
September 12 2023 to present [5] 45.3.png

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

Released in Patch list #

References

  1. TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (28/05/23)
  2. TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (03/09/22)
  3. TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (03/07/24)
  4. TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (03/07/24)
  5. TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (03/07/24)
  6. TornCityHistoryMuseum, Electronics Items (With Citations) (31/01/23)