2007-05-28 01:16:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
They are not energy, Its just like when you erase pencil from paper. Something is written on a "paper" and when it needs to be erased, the needle uses an "Eraser" and just wipes away the information. (It really fragments the information so much that it is unrecognizeable and in small enough pieces that it does not get counted for anything.)
2007-05-28 01:21:55 · answer #1 · answered by vorpalcoolio 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me see... while deleting the file... the processor runs.. the energy existing as a file in the recycle bin is dissipated as the heat at the processor... so nothing is lost.. :)
2007-05-28 08:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by Ronney 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Files are simply a series of electromagnetic traces left on the drive surface. When you delete a file, the "1's" are replaced with "0's" in the file allocation table. They are not destroyed, but rather set to a different state.
2007-05-28 08:22:14 · answer #3 · answered by Robb in Highlands 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The turn into heat. :) I just never thought about files being energy..maybe that explains my processor heat level? :)
Actually Im like Rob, they really just convert to a different state!
2007-05-28 08:22:47 · answer #4 · answered by Tracy L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋