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JP826
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Computer & Megabytes...
I just finished deleting a bunch of pictures equaling hundreds of megabytes from my computer after uploading a bunch of albums to ofoto. My question is- Once I erase everything from my recycle bin, does it free up space on my computer? I think I heard someplace that even though things are deleted from your computer, it always remains in the hard drive. Is this true?
Message edited 10/18/2007 10:48:55 AM.
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seank80
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Re: Computer & Megabytes...
You should do a disk defrag. Start-->All programs-->Accessories-->System Tools and then click Disk Defrag. It will tell you if you need it. Do the analyze first.
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| Posted 10/18/07 10:50 AM |
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JP826
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Re: Computer & Megabytes...
Thanks. My husband used to do this all the time, but I dont remember the last time it was done. What exactly does defragmenting the system do???
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| Posted 10/18/07 10:53 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Computer & Megabytes...
Technically, the 1s and 0s are still on your hard drive, but Windows marks the files as not being there, so as far as you are concerned, they are gone.
Defragmenting organizes the files. Computers put a new file in whatever gaps it can find. At the end of a piece of file, it points to the next piece. If the hard drive is defragmented, the drive has to jump all over the place, trying to find all the pieces. If it's defragmented, the entire file is in one piece, making things faster.
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| Posted 10/18/07 10:55 AM |
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JP826
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Re: Computer & Megabytes...
Posted by GoldenRod
Technically, the 1s and 0s are still on your hard drive, but Windows marks the files as not being there, so as far as you are concerned, they are gone.
Defragmenting organizes the files. Computers put a new file in whatever gaps it can find. At the end of a piece of file, it points to the next piece. If the hard drive is defragmented, the drive has to jump all over the place, trying to find all the pieces. If it's defragmented, the entire file is in one piece, making things faster.
Ahh. Well explained. Thank you. 
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| Posted 10/18/07 10:58 AM |
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seank80
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Re: Computer & Megabytes...
Yes Shawn. Thanks for stepping in for me but you will never replace a real Sean. Hahaha.
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| Posted 10/18/07 11:00 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Computer & Megabytes...
Posted by seank80
Yes Shawn. Thanks for stepping in for me but you will never replace a real Sean. Hahaha.
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| Posted 10/18/07 11:01 AM |
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