Actually, I think the things that are deleted from the trash are stored in some sort of directory until the space taken up by the deleted items is used up again.
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 7, 2013, at 10:43 AM, "Artie!" <anol...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > > > This topic was part of our class at the Lighthouse for the V/I and Blind in > Port Richey on Monday. Linda uses one of their desktop Apples, and I bring > my own laptop and my own keyboard. We purposely created new folders and > new files within, and purposely sent them to Trash. As those were for > learning purposes only, we went through the *Empty the Trash procedure. The > Trash is bytes of information -- taking up space in the computer. When the > Trash is emptied, everything goes into cyberspace and is not recoverable. > Thus, the trash file folder has zero in it. When the emptying procedure is > completed, which is not instantly, there is a sound like a paper bag being > crunched. > > Yesterday at home Linda went to empty the Trash from her desktop computer, > and something was stuck, like locked in, and would not go out into > cyberspace. She played with whatever she did, and got it freed up and out. > > Hope this helps. Artie. > > From: "William Lomas" > hi all when i remove items from my trash do i automatically get the free > space back to use on my air? > if not please how do id o this? > =============. > > > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
