15/06/2026
Harley the Beard Bloke's tech 101:
Did you accidentally permanently delete a file you needed and is also gone from the 'Recycle Bin'? Well first don't touch anything, your file isn't gone yet, it's actually marked as 'clear for overwrite' on the hard disc or solid state drive the file is still there but the system has hidden it from you. It will remain there until you save something to the storage drive, then it's gone. To retrieve it, install the software Recuva from CCleaner to a USB from another computer and run it on the computer of the deleted file. Recuva will scan your device to find any deleted files and restore them into a different drive like the USB Recuva is installed on or a back up drive. To summarise: your stuff is never deleted, just hidden from you until you can restore it or save/install something else