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ELI5: What happens when a magnet is too close to a hard drive and ruins it? Does this also apply to solid state drives?

Title pretty much says it all.
gpt
A magnetic field is like waves hitting the beach. A normal hard drive is like drawing your data into the sand. The data is washed away by the waves, because they move the sand. A solid state drive is like drawing your data with little stones. They aren't moved by the waves, so they wont be affected by the waves.