File deletion is the removal of a file from a computer's file system. All operating systems include commands for deleting files (rm on Unix and Linux...
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Data erasure (redirect from Secure file deletion)
across the entire device. Permanent data erasure goes beyond basic file deletion commands, which only remove direct pointers to the data disk sectors...
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systems of the Digital Research family stored file passwords, access rights, owner IDs, and file deletion data there. While Microsoft's newer extensions...
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Deletion or delete may refer to: File deletion, a way of removing a file from a computer's file system Code cleanup, a way of removing unnecessary variables...
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file management Data hierarchy File camouflage File copying File conversion File deletion File directory File manager File system Filename Flat-file database...
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Trash (computing) (redirect from File trash)
user interface desktop metaphor for temporary storage for files set aside by the user for deletion, but which are not yet permanently erased. This lifts the...
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data. This residue may result from data being left intact by a nominal file deletion operation, by reformatting of storage media that does not remove data...
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Undeletion (redirect from File undeletion)
computer files which have been removed from a file system by file deletion. Deleted data can be recovered on many file systems, but not all file systems...
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most common route is the outright deletion of articles that clearly violate the rules of the website (speedy deletion). Other mechanisms include an intermediate...
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"Microsoft begins re-releasing Windows 10 October update after fixing file deletion bug". The Verge. Retrieved October 9, 2018. "Windows 10 October 2018...
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Rm (Unix) (category File deletion)
even been seen going as far as using yes | rm files, which automatically confirms the deletion of each file. [citation needed] A compromise that allows...
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which no longer contain valid data. For a file deletion operation, the operating system will mark the file's sectors as free for new data, then send a...
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desktop metaphor that represents files and applications using icons and relates concepts like directories and file deletion to real-world objects like folders...
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Dsw (command) (category File deletion)
(delete from switches) is an obsolete Unix shell command which enables deletion of files with non-typeable characters. The command debuted in Unix Version...
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Srm (Unix) (category Unix file system-related software)
line utility for Unix-like computer systems for secure file deletion. srm removes each specified file by overwriting, renaming, and truncating it before unlinking...
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attached EPROM Programmable ROM EEPROM Flash memory Intel HEX - File format SREC - File format Programmer (hardware) 500 J/kg Texas Instruments (1997)...
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base Computer file Object file File deletion File copying Backup Core dump Hex dump Data communication Information transfer Temporary file Copy protection...
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checksums and hashes. File utility operations File shredder for safe file deletion. Splitting or concatenating of files. File compare (only byte by byte)...
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advantage of the fact that file deletion is just a minor state change in the system file index. It finds the area(s) where the file contents are located on...
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base Computer file Object file File deletion File copying Backup Core dump Hex dump Data communication Information transfer Temporary file Copy protection...
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HDDerase is designed for command-line use only. It differs from other file deletion programs such as Darik's Boot and Nuke which attempt to erase data using...
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a file with software to be stored in a writable ROM device. For example, users modifying or replacing the Android operating system describe files containing...
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DELTREE (category File deletion)
DR-DOS, had introduced a well-received utility that enabled recursive file deletion. With the introduction of MS-DOS 6.0, Microsoft regained parity by adding...
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File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system developed for personal computers and was the default file system for the MS-DOS and Windows 9x operating systems...
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division of UNIVAC shipping the Series 1100 drum as a part of the UNIVAC File Computer in 1956; each drum stored 180,000 6-bit characters (135 kilobytes)...
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(disambiguation), several universities in India srm (Unix), a secure file deletion tool for POSIX systems Scalable Reliable Multicast, a framework for...
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base Computer file Object file File deletion File copying Backup Core dump Hex dump Data communication Information transfer Temporary file Copy protection...
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Diff (category Free file comparison tools)
distance in that it tries to determine the smallest set of deletions and insertions to create one file from the other. The utility displays the changes in one...
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base Computer file Object file File deletion File copying Backup Core dump Hex dump Data communication Information transfer Temporary file Copy protection...
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Disk Drill (section Supported file systems)
of the expert-level data recovery app. Data recovery Data remanence File deletion List of data recovery software Undeletion Cody Fink (2010-12-15). "Disk...
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