What happens to the files on your computer when you “empty the recycle bin”?
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When you “empty the Recycle Bin”, you are telling the computer to mark the file as ‘deleted’.
What does this mean? Imagine you are at the school library. There are bookshelves and a card catalog up front, with a card for each book, specifying where the book is. When you mark a file ‘deleted’, you get rid of a book’s card. The book is still on the shelf.
When a new book arrives and space is needed, in addition to adding a new card to the catalog, that old book is subject to being removed and thrown away so the new book can take its place.
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