Data Recovery in Florida: The Recycle Bin Myth of Data Recovery
Employers know that employees sometimes use their computer at work to do personal stuff. Most employers tolerate this behavior because they don’t want to watch their employees all the time. Others deliberately gather evidence about an employee to satisfy any legal action the employee might take after a firing.
Of course, you might rant and rave about the ethics of the company and may even sympathize with the fired employee. But this is the 21st century. Information moves at the speed of light, and almost anything flying through cyberspace is fair game for anyone with an ounce of curiosity and quick access to a bright computer mind.
In a specific case, Jacob, a young and talented quality production supervisor at a food processing plant, managed to erase incriminating computer files from his computer before he left. He was confident there was no trace of his selfish computing, and decided to sue his ex-employer for wrongful dismissal.
The employer responded by producing evidence that showed how Jacob used company’s time and computer to badmouth it, and pass on company secrets. What went wrong with Jacob’s inability to delete the files from his computer before he said good-bye to his former co-workers?
When you delete files from your computer, the deleted files go to the Recycle Bin. At least, that is what most users think. In fact, you don’t delete the files. While this was bad news for Jacob, it is good news for you if you want to recover one or more files that you previously deleted.
You see, Jacob didn’t move the suspect files to the Recycle Bin at all. Instead, the files remained in the same place, but the system removed and placed their characteristics (complete path and filename) in a hidden folder called Recycled.
Like Jacob’s employer, you too can recover the files you send to the Recycle Bin.