Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It goes to the bit bucket in the heaven! The pixels are stored as a file in the media, so it goes wherever files go when you delete a file. In practical terms, under Windows, normally the files go to the Recycling Bin so you can rescue them if needed unless you empty the Recycling Bin. When that happens, the disk space used by the file may be used by the system for the other files, but at the system level, the file is stored in multiple locations and it's possible to recover portion of the file even if the system reclaims and file and uses the storage space. There are methods to more permanently delete a file involving actively modifying all the data that the file. In the extreme case, one could destroy the drive by removing the platters and pound it into bits... Does this help? On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:42 PM, TED GRANT <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > I have just been asked a technical question and require an exact answer if > possible. > "WHERE DO THE PIXELS GO WHEN YOU DELETE A PICTURE?" > Dr. ted > -- // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com // w: http://www.rfman.com // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com