What Happens When You Delete a File?

Deleting a file

You may think that the file is gone for good when you delete it from your computer. However, the truth is more complicated than that. A deleted file does not really disappear immediately from your hard drive; it actually stays there until new data fills up the space it previously occupied. This process might be hard to understand for people who do not know much about how computers handle files but in this article we will discuss what happens to deleted files, how to recover them and why they might still be on your device. Continue reading