Deleated files in Windows XP????
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Hi everyone :) Been a while since i have posted a topic. I was just randomly thinking about Microsoft and the way they do things. When a file is deleted and the recycle bin is emptied, can the file still be retrieved, i mean the file cant be deleted, i mean what does it mean when you delete a file? Can the files be retrieved? Thanks in advance.
Benjamin Dodd
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Hi everyone :) Been a while since i have posted a topic. I was just randomly thinking about Microsoft and the way they do things. When a file is deleted and the recycle bin is emptied, can the file still be retrieved, i mean the file cant be deleted, i mean what does it mean when you delete a file? Can the files be retrieved? Thanks in advance.
Benjamin Dodd
In general when you delete a file the OS just marks the beginning and end of the file as over writable, meaning if you just delete a file, the data is still there, its just ready to be overwritten with data of a new file. In windows, when deleting a file to the recycle bin, and then emptying the recycle bin then recovery is very easy as there is still a pointer to where the file was located (ie which sector) therefore a variety of recovery programs can be used to recover the file. Google for free file recovery if you need such programs.
//Johannes
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In general when you delete a file the OS just marks the beginning and end of the file as over writable, meaning if you just delete a file, the data is still there, its just ready to be overwritten with data of a new file. In windows, when deleting a file to the recycle bin, and then emptying the recycle bin then recovery is very easy as there is still a pointer to where the file was located (ie which sector) therefore a variety of recovery programs can be used to recover the file. Google for free file recovery if you need such programs.
//Johannes
Example of a program for data recovery is Badcopy Pro. However, i have used System Mechanics 4.0 to incinerate data and when i initiate the Badcopy Pro, the data cant be retrieved from the harddisk. So, there is a way to get rid of the data permanently, i believe.
--------------------------- Both optimists and pessimists are important in technology. The optimist invented the aeroplane; the pessimist invented the parachute. Regards, Hesbon Ongira Nairobi, Kenya.
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Example of a program for data recovery is Badcopy Pro. However, i have used System Mechanics 4.0 to incinerate data and when i initiate the Badcopy Pro, the data cant be retrieved from the harddisk. So, there is a way to get rid of the data permanently, i believe.
--------------------------- Both optimists and pessimists are important in technology. The optimist invented the aeroplane; the pessimist invented the parachute. Regards, Hesbon Ongira Nairobi, Kenya.
Yes, of course data can be deleted in a way to make in non-recoverable, usually you just overwrite the data of the file with random data a few times. And then delete the file, and maybe even the pointer. SafeGuard PrivateCrypto is a free for home use program which can shredd files for you.
//Johannes
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Hi everyone :) Been a while since i have posted a topic. I was just randomly thinking about Microsoft and the way they do things. When a file is deleted and the recycle bin is emptied, can the file still be retrieved, i mean the file cant be deleted, i mean what does it mean when you delete a file? Can the files be retrieved? Thanks in advance.
Benjamin Dodd
Benjamin Dodd wrote:
When a file is deleted and the recycle bin is emptied, can the file still be retrieved
Yes, only if something has been written over it's old space on the drive.
"Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon