Short YouTube video segment where Caitlin Sarian, a cybersecurity and data protection expert, explains that deleting files from a computer does not immediately remove their data: deletion removes directory references but the file's data remains on the hard drive until overwritten. The clip gives an analogy (Cap'n Crunch boxes) and invites viewers to follow for more cybersecurity tips.
When you delete files off your computer, they aren't gone forever. Even when you.
Right click and empty.
The trash and.
It makes this satisfying noise, people.
Can still retrieve those files. Hi, I'm Caitlin.
I'm a cyber security and data protection expert, and I want to help you protect your data.
Let's go. This is because when you're deleting a file, you're just deleting a file from your computer index.
But the actual hard drive always keeps a copy of the file until it's written over.
And honestly, your hard drive has so much memory, it rarely gets overwritten.
It's kind of like buying every box of Cap' n Crunch off the grocery store shelves, but the label of Cap' n Crunch on the shelf will still be there. The file will remain on your hard drive until it's overwritten by new data like and follow for.
More cybersecurity tips.
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