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Where does the deleted data on Hard Disk go?

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lord_pmvk Posts 13 Registration date Sunday August 22, 2010 Status Member Last seen September 21, 2010 - Aug 22, 2010 at 01:49 PM
Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 - Aug 23, 2010 at 05:04 PM
Hello,

I am a noraml guy who just knows how to use a PC for specific purposes, but I am unaware about the internals of how a PC works.

So, please let me know, what actually happens to the data that we delete from Hard Disk. After removing from recycle bin, does it just vanishes from Hard Disk? As I know that data on any memory carrying device is by storing them as signal impulses.

So what does actually happen?

Thanks..
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Aug 23, 2010 at 08:22 AM
Hi there,


Not totally removed ,its still on the hard drive even after deleting,for which after days or months or even years you can still get them by making use of recovery tools to get the deleted items back.

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lord_pmvk Posts 13 Registration date Sunday August 22, 2010 Status Member Last seen September 21, 2010
Aug 23, 2010 at 09:47 AM
the information was helpful..thanks..
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Ambucias Posts 47310 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,164
Aug 23, 2010 at 05:04 PM
As an addition, that is why criminals, who think having erased all compromising data, can still get nailed.
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