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If the file is "deleted" normally, the reference to that file will be moved to a section named the "recycle bin." The file must first be fully deleted by pressing Shift+Delete on the file, or by emptying the "recycle bin." When a file is fully deleted, It is marked by the system as free space, and the reference to the file in the index is removed. The actual contents of the file are left on the drive until that data cluster's space is used for storing a new file, at which time the old file is finally overwritten.
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What are deleted files sent to?
Any time that a file is deleted from a hard drive, it is not erased. What is erased is the bit of information that points to the location of the file on the hard drive. The file is flagged as "not there" and ignored by the system
What happens when you move a file. Is it deleted from the original location?
No, the file physically rests on the same place in your hard drive. What is changed is a value or a path thru which you can access it.
How does data file recovery actually retrieve deleted files?
Data file recovery retrieves deleted files by scanning the hard drive. When a file is deleted, its data is still capable of being recovered as long as the space it was in on the hard drive has not been rewritten.
Where do files go when they are deleted from a hard drive?
It goes to the Recycle Bin, of course. Then if you delete it the second time (from the Bin), it gets deleted as if you'd deleted it in DOS - which is to say it gets marked as deleted; you can restore it if you don't overwrite it first, and you need to supply the first letter of the file name.
What happens to deleted files The file was originally on your C partition of hard-drive will the files remain on that partition or can they sometimes be stored on the D partition?
First, they would not be on the "D" drive. The "D" drive is a small partition created when Windows is installed and only contains the basic information of Windows. Files that are :deleted, aren't really deleted until at sometime the area that they take up on the hard drive are written over. There is some software out there, Active UNDelete is one, that can help recover files that nave been deleted IF they are still intact on the hard drive.
What happens to a deleted file when it is deleted?
It depends on the operating system/file system, but most of the time, it stays exactly where it is and the computer just "forgets its address." That is, the data stays on the hard drive, but the computer erases the pointer to the start of the file. Until it is overwritten by a new file (the time it takes for this to happen is highly variable), there are tools that can recover the data.
Can you recover data from a failing hard drive by putting it in the freezer?
When you delete your data off of a hard drive such as photos or file, they are not actually deleted from the hard drive. The hard drive marks the space where those files were stored as available or free and new data can overwrite your deleted photos or files. There is a tool called Nice To Recover for MacOS which you are able to download and it will help to restore those deleted files or folders.
What happens to unanswered e mail?
Un anserd e mails are not deleted unless you do delete them but those not deleted are left in a hard drive in your computers software
How hard is it to recover files once deleted from a computer?
If the file is in the Recycled Bin then it can be recovered easily by restoring it. If the file has been deleted it is likely somewhere on the hard drive, however without it's pointer so it's basically invisible. The more time that goes by, the more chance the file will have been written over on the hard drive. For some programs that can recover files, please see http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question578.htm
What happens to a deleted webpage?
It's simply erased from the host server. The space the web-page occupied on the server is re-allocated - in much the same way as the space on your hard-drive is re-allocated when you delete a file or picture.
Does a deleted file take up space on the hard disc?
NO
What does it mean to restore file?
Restoring files simply takes the deleted file and places it back in its original area. Because file on a hard drive are never fully lost. Reinstalling deletes the old files and replaces them new.
