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From a standard "can I access the file using normal file manipulation methods" yes, the files and directories on a disk are lost when you reformat your drive. That being said, with recovery software, it is possible to reclaim some of the data on the reformatted drive, though it is not certain. An interesting aside; simply reformatting your hard drive does NOT erase it. The data, for the most part, is still present on the physical media, and can be reclaimed. Therefore, if you have personal and confidential information on the drive, it is best to perform an industry-standard "wipe" of the disk.
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How can you see your files on floppy disk when you are asked to format the disk?
When prompted to format the floppy disk, click NO. Especially if the disk has files that you wish to access. Formatting the disk erases EVERYTHING on the disk and starts the disk anew.
Are Disk Cleanup inspects your hard disk and looks for files that can be safely deleted?
Yes, it is supposed to do that.
When you format a disk you instruct the computer to alphabetize all the files on the disk it is true or false?
False.
Where does Windows 7 send files or folders when deleted?
The Recycle Bin. Windows keeps a special folder, for each disk, for the deleted files; if you open the "Recycle Bin", Windows will show you the deleted files for all connected drives.Note that Windows keeps only a certain number of MB of files for each drive; once that is passed, the oldest deleted files are eliminated permanently, when additional files are deleted.
Will a log be generated for deleted files?
yes there is one way to completely erase files would be to fill up a hard drive, format it, fill it up with useless junk, then format it again or you can get a special program like disk cleanup and completely get rid of everything less time consuming but you have to pay for it
How can you be sure deleted files cannot be recovered?
Deleted files can be retrieved using data recovery software until they are overwritten, To ensure that they are permanently destroyed, you may full-format your disk or use a file shredding utility. Both will overwrite them with zeros or some "garbage" data.
The space on a computer hard disk that is used for storing deleted files is called?
The Recycle Bin.
When you delete a file from a floppy disk can you recover it?
The files cannot be recovered once deleted.
What is an area on your hard disk that holds deleted files until you remove them permanently?
Recycle Bin
Need a sentence with the word format?
You may find that you need to format a disk before you can save files onto it.
Does the Disk Cleanup inspect your hard disk and look for files that can be safely deleted?
give ccleaner a shot its better and has more features for cleaning...
Can you format a disk in Disk Defragmenter?
No diskdefragmenter cannot be used to format a partion. It is used to make all the files to get fragmented. Formatting of partition can be done by using disk management option in the computer management
