Deleting files in Microsoft Windows Vista does not delete them from your operating system; it simply moves them to a different location. If you delete files on the computer you use to run your small ...

To help readers follow the instructions in this article, we used two different typefaces: Boldface type is used to identify the names of icons, agendas and URLs. Sans serif type indicates the names of ...

Hard-core readers of this column may recall one I wrote back in 2005 titled Computer Forensics 101 (it’s on my website). In it, I described how difficult it can be to truly erase a file from your ...

Protecting your privacy and sensitive business information should be one of your top priorities. You can disclose valuable information to potential attackers by mistake, even when you delete one of ...

There are plenty of things that you can do to boost your Windows computer's performance. You can enable fast startup, reduce the number of background-running ...

This article was taken from the October 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

Drag files to your computer’s trash, and they’re not really gone—most can be recovered with basic tools. Whether you’re wiping a single file or scrubbing an entire hard drive, the Data Shredder Stick ...

You can easily delete a file from Google Drive on an Android with several taps. You can send the file to your Google Drive trash folder and delete it from the trash to permanently remove it. This ...

With camera quality improving exponentially and the number of apps we use in our day-to-day lives increasing, it can be challenging to keep storage space available on our mobile phones. While there ...