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 ...

Permanently deleting files is something that a lot of people aren't aware of. Actually, most people think that once a file is deleted, it is gone forever. This is not the case. Hard drives write to ...

We have many files and folders on our PC. Some people delete unnecessary files and folders regularly, and others when the disk space is low. Whenever it may be, we see some files and folders that are ...

When files are deleted off computers, the file really isn't gone, it's more like, "out of sight, out of mind." But sometimes, you or your customers need more than that; you need to wipe those files ...

Why “delete” and “format” do not really erase an external drive When I delete a file from an external drive, the operating system usually just removes its entry from the file system index and marks ...

Sometimes you just know you want to delete a file that theres simply no reason for it to first temporarily be placed in the Recycle Bin. Sometimes you just know it would be silly to clog up your ...

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 ...

If you’re looking to free up storage on your iPhone, or you simply want to trash bad photos or videos, here’s how to permanently delete these files from your iPhone. After you tap the garbage can icon ...