Submitted by unlikemike123 t3_z6wvdf in explainlikeimfive
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Reply to comment by yoshhash in eli5 How is computer memory deleted? by unlikemike123
Not perse. In that case you're erasing/reusing the ledger entry, but the 'new' file may get written on a wholly different location depending on how the OS works. But yes, it CAN work the same, if the new file overwrites the exact same spot as the old file. Most OSses work that way.
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