Why does deleted data stay on a HDD once written, waiting to be overwritten, as opposed to being removed when requesting deletion? 391 viewsJanuary 1, 2024 Question90.80K January 27, 2023 0 Comments Why does deleted data stay on a HDD once written, waiting to be overwritten, as opposed to being removed when requesting deletion? In: 22 30 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted January 27, 2023 0 Comments Overwriting files can take a lot of time, especially if the data to be overwritten is very large or spread out in many small pieces. As such, it’s far faster just to erase a file table entry pointing to that data and move on. You are viewing 1 out of 30 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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