The fact that data is not erased permanently from the hard drive, when it is deleted, is not known to many people. Deletion of a file does not mean that the file is gone forever.When a file gets deleted, the data in the file remains where it was, but something called the pointer to the [...]
The common problem with deleting files is accidental removal of information that later proves to be important. One way to deal with this is to back up files regularly. Erroneously deleted files may then be found in archives.
Another technique often used is not to delete files instantly, but to move them to a temporary directory [...]
Most of us are very quick in deleting a file that we feel is of no use, or is causing trouble for running of some applications on our PC. We realize the importance of the deleted file, only when an application stops working. At this time, we make a desperate attempt to get back the [...]