A greater number of people are using Dropbox and other cloud-based file-sharing systems, but a much smaller number know how to permanently remove files from these servers. Learn how to erase files ...

There’s a trick to thoroughly wiping all your data before you junk your old external solid state drive—or even computer.

Protecting your privacy and sensitive business information should be one of your top priorities. You can disclose valuable information to potential attackers by mistake, even when you delete one of ...

There are various ways by which you can delete Files and Folders, permanently or temporarily, in Windows 11/10: When you right-click on any file or folder that you want to carry out a Cut, Copy, Paste ...

With camera quality improving exponentially and the number of apps we use in our day-to-day lives increasing, it can be challenging to keep storage space available on our mobile phones. While there ...

We have many files and folders on our PC. Some people delete unnecessary files and folders regularly, and others when the disk space is low. Whenever it may be, we see some files and folders that are ...

If you’re looking to free up storage on your iPhone, or you simply want to trash bad photos or videos, here’s how to permanently delete these files from your iPhone. After you tap the garbage can icon ...

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 ...

Dropbox's terms of service give the government access to your Dropbox files if they request them through proper channels, and that's not exactly popular with most ...

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 ...