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 ...

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 ...

Over on the iPhone, file management duties are handled by the Files app developed by Apple. There are three main tabs here to ...

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 ...

The Trash in macOS is an important holding bay for your deleted files. It makes it easy to recover files that you thought you no longer needed without having to resort to a backup, and makes it almost ...

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 ...

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 ...