"elcastellano" wrote in message
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I'm trying to do just what I said in the title. But for some reason, my
computer won't let me. I have a base empty file that I created to
replace files I no longer need. Actually, I do that with all file
types. I don't want a bunch of files that take up a whole bunch of
space on my disk. And I also don't want a bunch of files taking up room
after I delete them. Basically I want save one file as several hundred
files but I don't want to have to do them one at a time as that would
take too much time. I want to replace them all at once so I can use
them again, seeing as I do a lot of work on my computer. So does anyone
know how I can do this. Google's a piece of crap, because I can't find
the answer there.


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elcastellano

When you delete a file it doesn't take up any "room" on a hard drive anymore
if it is not placed in the recycle bin. While the file's data isn't
physically removed from the drive the space that it occupies is marked as
available. The recovery information is stored in the recycle bin and the
recycle bin can be shrunk down to a very small portion, as little as 1% of
the hard drive, or turned off totally so that any file deleted will have
it's space available instantly.