![]() ![]() But until that space is physically overwritten by other data, it remains accessible and retrievable. In order to prevent performance grinding to a halt (and save wear and tear on your hard drive), Windows simply marks the file as deleted, which means its header is overwritten and the space it resides is marked as available for writing to. The reason data is so easily recoverable is that it’s not physically deleted from your hard drive when you empty the Recycle Bin or bypass it entirely. ![]() That might be reassuring for those who don’t believe in backups, but for the rest of us – with potentially sensitive information to look after – it’s worrying. Anyone who has experienced mind-numbing data loss will be relieved to learn that data can actually be recovered from your hard drive for a good period of time after it’s supposedly been erased. In fact, if my editors let me use “Hell Yes” as an option, I’d say, “Hell Yes!” You don’t need to be an audiophile to recognize the sound difference in the higher-quality versions Spotify and Apple Music premium subscribers get, plus no ads and the freedom to listen to your music anywhere? Sold.It’s tempting to think that when you delete a file from your PC that’s it, it’s gone forever. Is it worth it to upgrade to a paid version? Spotify, meanwhile, is an all-you-can-eat streaming service with millions of top-tier tunes available, all for free if you don’t mind listening to a few ads. The iTunes Windows client notoriously sucks, but it gets the job done-and that job includes giving you access to a vast universe of premium music downloads and keeping your iPhone’s music library synced with your PC. ![]() ![]() For musical neophytes I recommend two programs: iTunes and Spotify. The exact music client you’ll want will depend on whether you’ve already bought into a service, naturally. Sometimes, blasting tunes is the only thing that makes slogging through a spreadsheet or a stuffed inbox even remotely tolerable. ![]()
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