Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. But when the hard drive is no longer in use, you should delete your files permanently. Windows simply moves them to certain areas on the hard drive.
So even though they are apparently gone, there is software that can easily recover them. If the areas on your hard drive with the deleted files are overwritten with new files, your files might be hard to recover. However, there are no guarantees. Some new data recovery software versions can reconstruct over-written files as well. So, it is imperative that you know how to delete your files permanently. So, given the knowledge written above, you need to take further steps than emptying your Recycle Bin.
When you delete a file, it moves to the Recycle Bin by default. By changing this setting, your files will not move to the Recycle Bin. You can change the settings any time you like. This might not be the safest option, but it reduces a significant step for safeguarding deleted data.
Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Allan Nguyen. Old folder which contain data from prior to the refresh. However, when I attempted to delete this folder since the refresh seems to be normal, I am unable to delete 6 annoying. DAT files that remain. If you just change the extension, you might forget what you changed it from. Absolutely, you do NOT want to tamper with those in any way, and you most certainly do NOT want to delete either of them! And if you are backing up like you should, you can always restore Windows to a bootable state.
Use something like CCleaner to get rid of junk. If all else fails, buy a new laptop with lots more space. I am puzzled by the timing of responses you have to your weekly newsletters.
For example the current one dealing with how to safely delete files whose nature you do not know. You apparently published this recently, like within the last few days, yet there are responses to it made on February 9, There is another response written by a reader made on October 9, , and responded to by Mark Jacobs on April 5, Are we communicating with people still living in the past?
Are they communicating with people us living in the future? The newsletter the email you get each week is new each week. For example, sample. This leaves it in the place it belongs and it is easily identifiable and recoverable.
To free space, first focus on what will make the most difference not necessarily. Sort all your files in the order of size and see if some of the heavy hitters are eligible for deletion. You may need a good file handling tool other than Windows because Windows may not show you all your files without you jumping through hoops.
Typically the biggest files are picture and movie files, followed by the archives of whatever anti-malware you have, email utility file s such as. If you are in the habit of putting your Windows into one of the several suspension modes sleep, hibernation, fast startup be aware that these create large files to store your running configuration.
Registry restoration files can also be big and pile up. After you delete files, remember to empty the recycle bin so that you can reclaim the space as free on your drive. Size the C drive to at least GB and the remainder can be the D partition. Install and store everything on D. Side story: Leo is probably going to say that if you have C and D drives then your image backup strategy is going to be more difficult. A good program for seeing your files sorted according to size is Treesize free.
Here is an article from Ask Leo! Consider this my opinion, and not facts.
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