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groups involved in computer forensics. for an individual to try and systematically delete certain files on a hard drive is actually very difficult because the operating system controls which files remain on a hard drive and which are deleted. so recovering deleted files is not that difficult. and especially if we re talking about hard drives that date back a number of years. for the layperson out here, including myself, we re confused. when you delete stuff you mean it is not gone. there is a retrieval aspect always available that allows people to bring that information and data back? absolutely. absolutely. i ve been involved with recovering files that were so called deleted a number of years ago. you could actually try to even use certain programs out there that claim they delete files off a hard drive but actually don t. so it is very difficult for a use tore delete certain files. and it recovering deleted files is one of the things we do.