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    What happens when using "Permanently delete" function in Windows?


    I was recently asked about this function by an End User and could not find an explicit technical answer. I'd lean to it probably meaning that it by-passes the Recycle bin... wanted to confirm that something more is not being done in the background, like file overwrite or something else? Without a file re-write, 3rd party apps would still be able to restore a file deleted in this manner.

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What happens when using "Permanently delete" function in Windows?

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