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I have been thinking about this lately and I was just wondering "how does the recycle bin work?"

I mean, when I delete something, does the computer fully compress it and then store the file somewhere?

I'm slightly confused with the concept. I have looked at the similar post but I am asking more specifically.

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marked as duplicate by Karan, Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007, Renan, Paul, 8088 Feb 18 '13 at 1:20


@downvoters, please indicate why you have decided to downvote the question. I would like to know how I can improve the post. –  Jeel Shah Feb 17 '13 at 18:50

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