after deleting from the recycle bin.. where do the files go?

Tweet

When you delete a file, it goes to your recycle bin which is the trash bin of the computer. now, when you erase everything on your recycle bin.. where does it go? Basically, this is what happens, the deleted files from the bin goes to a spot on your hard drive where in the operating system makes this file hidden only detecting its origin. now, why is it hidden?? of course! because microsoft doesn't want you to see it since you have already deleted it. but even though this file still hiddenly exist, once you have entered a new data that requires more hard disk space, the operating sytem will then overwrite the hidden deleted file. once it is overwritten, the old file is gone and is now replaced with the new entered file. This is also the reason why some programs can actually retrieve the deleted files. they trace it back for you to retrieve it. they reveal it making it "exist" again. but once a file has been overwritten, there will be no way for you to retrieve it.