Definition: Deleted File


A file that has been logically, but not physically erased from the operating system using delete command. It can be recovered lately, if not over written by any other data. Optimum recovery provides services to recover deleted or crashed files.




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Platter

The actual storage media in the different type of disk. In the hard drive the platter have a core of glass or aluminum, covered with a thin layer of Ferric oxide or an Cobalt alloy (Co-Ni, Co-Cr, Co-Ni-W). This layer is protected by a layer of a very hard material (overcoat), and a thin layer of lubricant. A CD is a plastic disc in which the data is impressed. It has a metallic, reflecting backside.

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