Why “delete” and “format” do not really erase an external drive When I delete a file from an external drive, the operating system usually just removes its entry from the file system index and marks ...

Most people assume that deleting files and emptying the Recycle Bin permanently removes them—but that’s not true. Those “deleted” files still sit on your drive and can be restored with recovery tools.

When files are deleted off computers, the file really isn't gone, it's more like, "out of sight, out of mind." But sometimes, you or your customers need more than that; you need to wipe those files ...

On modern operating systems, "deleting" a file isn't exactly deleting a file. Even setting aside the mechanics of how it's often possible to "un-delete" a file with specialized software, because it's ...