What happens to a file after you deleted it?:lol:

Being a navi, I know this one:

\"What happens to YOU when YOU die?\"

Well, you decay and then you\'re used as dirt in which you grow another plant.

The same thing happens with files, they get deleted, then the matterial which they were composed (bytes) from is used in making new files

I agree with Iceman\'s answer it makes more sense.:eek:

But Forte deluxe is clearer to understand

Yes, to a layman like you...

Files are kept in data clusters. each cluster has a set amount of space which is allocated for every little thing you have saved in your computer. When you delete it, those clusters get freed, but they are also displaced. That\'s why every month or so, after deleting stuff from your hard drive or disk, you have to scan it for errors then defragment it. If you don\'t, the processing speed of your computer will be significantly slowed down, because the displaced data clusters are unoptimized.

[Edited on 3/16/2003 by Yumi K.]

When you delete a file, the file goes but there is still an unused empty space. This is why the hard drive acts like it gets full quicker. Defragmentation pushes the files up one so that all the free space goes to the end so it can be reused. However, when you delete something from your hard dick, you are just moving it to another part to your hard diskc - The Recycle Bin. That\'s why when you have a lot of things in your recycle bin, you should consider emtying it (there\'s a hyperlink thing on it saying: \'Empty Recycle Bin\'

I\'ve heard even after deleting your files in recycle bin they\'re still on your computer. Theres this program called \"Norton utilities which perminitly deletes files.

That\'s why hackers can find even deleted personal information on peoples computers. Luckily, we have a firewall so the hackers are a bit dissappointed.

I say they go to file heaven where all the good stuff goe\'s and the evil invalid stuff goe\'s to file hell!!!!!:devil:

Actually, there are fragments left even after you empty the recycle bin. That\'s why there\'s Disk Defragmenter.

Don\'t tell me im the only one who belive\'s in the cyber god\'s!!!!!!!!!!!!