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  2. Trim (computing) - Wikipedia

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    The original version of the TRIM command has been defined as a non-queued command by the T13 subcommittee, and consequently can incur massive execution penalty if used carelessly, e.g., if sent after each filesystem delete command. The non-queued nature of the command requires the driver to first wait for all outstanding commands to be finished ...

  3. Gutmann method - Wikipedia

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    The Gutmann method is an algorithm for securely erasing the contents of computer hard disk drives, such as files.Devised by Peter Gutmann and Colin Plumb and presented in the paper Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory in July 1996, it involved writing a series of 35 patterns over the region to be erased.

  4. File deletion - Wikipedia

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    February 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) File deletion is the removal of a file from a computer's file system . All operating systems include commands for deleting files ( rm on Unix and Linux , [ 1 ] era in CP/M and DR-DOS , del / erase in MS-DOS / PC DOS , DR-DOS, Microsoft Windows etc.).

  5. Data remanence - Wikipedia

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    Data remanence is the residual representation of digital data that remains even after attempts have been made to remove or erase the data. This residue may result from data being left intact by a nominal file deletion operation, by reformatting of storage media that does not remove data previously written to the media, or through physical properties of the storage media that allow previously ...

  6. Trash (computing) - Wikipedia

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    If a file is too large for the Recycle Bin, the user will be prompted to immediately and permanently delete the file instead. The actual location of the Recycle Bin depends on the type of operating system and file system. On older FAT file systems (typically Windows 98 and prior), it is located in Drive:\RECYCLED.

  7. Native Command Queuing - Wikipedia

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    For example, Intel's X25-E Extreme solid-state drive uses NCQ to ensure that the drive has commands to process while the host system is busy processing CPU tasks. [ 16 ] NCQ also enables the SSD controller to complete commands concurrently (or partly concurrently, for example using pipelines) where the internal organisation of the device ...

  8. List of FTP commands - Wikipedia

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    Streamlined FTP Command Extensions: Get the available space CCC RFC 2228 Clear Command Channel CDUP RFC 959 Change to Parent Directory. CONF RFC 2228 Confidentiality Protection Command CSID Streamlined FTP Command Extensions: Client / Server Identification CWD RFC 697 Change working directory. DELE RFC 959 Delete file. DSIZ

  9. rm (Unix) - Wikipedia

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    rm (short for remove) is a basic command on Unix and Unix-like operating systems used to remove objects such as computer files, directories and symbolic links from file systems and also special files such as device nodes, pipes and sockets, similar to the del command in MS-DOS, OS/2, and Microsoft Windows. The command is also available in the ...