Is this screwdriver dangerous? slightly magnetic

seen mildly magnetic screwdrivers used in repair for a while. it the magnet isn't too powerful., it shold be safe

i dont think it will cause an issue myself but i always like using plain jane screwdrivers.

I am with the above user, It takes lots of magnet power to corrupt a hard drive. I used to NEVER use magnetic screw drivers long time ago, but have been using them for some time now. I even lightly magnetize screw drivers(by contact with stronger magnets or making an electromagnet of it  ) to make life that bit easier in tight spaces.

I was a computer tech for a few years and used them the whole time and I still use them, never a problem.

Yeah that is a myth. You would need a SUPER powerful magnet to cause corruption on a hard drive. If you have never taken apart an actual hard drive, I encourage you to do so next time you have an old one you want to destroy or have no use for. Every mechanical hard drive contains 2 REALLY powerful neodymium magnets that are used to move the read/write head back and forth. If these are inside your drive, a puny little screwdriver magnet is doing nothing.

On a fun side, I have hard drive magnets all over my desk that I use to hold up stuff. If you lay one on a flat surface, have fun getting it off. And watch your fingers they are ridiculously strong. Just as an example, I just stuck one behind the last few pages of an 800 page SQL book and it stuck to my cubical wall.