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How do I delete files permanently from y computer and make it unrecoverable?
Hi everyone, I was organizing my computer recently and found some old files and sensitive data that I want to completely delete. I don't want these files to be restored, and I feel that ordinary dele...
When a file is deleted on Windows, it is not permanently gone immediately. Initially, when you delete a file, it is typically moved to the Recycle Bin. This allows for easy recovery if needed. The file remains in the Recycle Bin until you empty it, at which point it is marked for deletion.
So, while a deleted file is not immediately and permanently gone, the likelihood of recovering it decreases as new data is written to the disk. You have to overwrite the space in order to delete files permanently from computer and This action makes the deleted files unrecoverable.
