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Other copies of the data might exist elsewhere on the device:
 
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<h2 id="copy">Other copies of the data might be stored elsewhere</h2>
 
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<p>Simple data recovery tools can recover deleted files.</p>
 
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Instead, operating systems only mark the space that was used by the deleted file as available for future files, because it is much faster to do. However, the content of the deleted file remains on the device until the operating system reuses the space for another file.
 
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Operating systems do not actually remove the content of a file when the file is deleted, even after emptying the trash or removing the file from the command line.
 
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<h2 id="delete">Deleting a file does not erase its content</h2>
 
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See also [[!wikipedia Data_erasure desc="Wikipedia: Data Erasure"]].
 
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<h1 id="risks">Limitations of file deletion</h1>
Warum sicheres Löschen verwenden?
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[[!toc levels=2]]
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To better protect from data recovery, use encrypted volumes, overwrite the entire device, or disintegrate it physically.
 
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Tails previously included tools to *wipe* files and available disk space. We removed these tools from Tails 6.0 (February 2024), because we think that they are not reliable enough on modern storage devices, such as USB sticks and Solid-State Drives (SSDs).
 
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[[!meta title="Securely deleting files"]]
[[!meta title="Dateien sicher löschen und Speicherplatz bereinigen"]]
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<p class="code">Error while reading the database: Invalid credentials were
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Enter the passphrase for this database and click **Unlock**.
 
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For more detailed instructions on how to use *KeePassXC*, refer to the official [KeePassXC User Guide](https://keepassxc.org/docs/KeePassXC_UserGuide).
 
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Still, [[!wikipedia Deniable_encryption desc="deniable encryption"]] might not protect you if
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