Hard-core readers of this column may recall one I wrote back in 2005 titled Computer Forensics 101 (it’s on my website). In it, I described how difficult it can be to truly erase a file from your ...

When you delete an item on your Windows computer, it gets saved in the Recycle Bin so that you can fetch it whenever you want. A lot of Windows users do not like this feature and want their files to ...

There are plenty of things that you can do to boost your Windows computer's performance. You can enable fast startup, reduce the number of background-running ...

This article was taken from the October 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

What if you deleted a file or picture containing sensitive information that you thought was gone forever, only to find out that it wasn’t completely deleted in the first place? Surprisingly, that’s ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

A reader asked me how he might safely donate a computer to a local refurbishing group. "Our son-in-law takes the hard drive out and destroys it with a hammer," he said. "Is that the best way?" Unless ...

Upgrading your PC is exciting. You get faster speeds, more storage, and you don't have to listen to your computer fan scream like a banshee. But before you sell, donate, or recycle your old machine, ...

You can delete a folder in Dropbox on a computer or mobile device, but you can only permanently delete a folder while signed in on a computer.