When you delete a file in Windows, it goes to the Recycle Bin first, allowing you to restore it later. However, there are times—such as when you’re freeing up space or removing sensitive data—when you ...

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Reader Steve Carter would like his deleted files to be really, really gone. He writes: How do you delete a file completely and forever? I thought the original still remains on the hard drive until it ...