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Traces left on my PC via ex hard drive

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Erwan031284 Posted messages 168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,
I would like to know whether downloading data to an external hard drive leaves traces on the PC used for that purpose and whether there is a possibility to recover them

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    Erwan031284 Posted messages 168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 392
     
    "Does downloading data to an external hard drive leave traces on the PC used?"

    Yes.
    It is possible that the downloaded files remain part of the temporary internet files.
    There is also the history of downloaded files (though I don’t know exactly where it is), containing metadata of the files in question (download size, file name, probably also the date).
    And also the open and close times of all software used (Windows tools, Internet Explorer...).

    "Is there a possibility to recover them?"

    Yes... but what do you mean by 'recover'?

    --
    Because notices don’t tell the whole story...
    But not nothing either, huh!
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    1. joys8235
       
      word, excel or Ooo files with images, administrative folders, photos
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    2. joys8235
       
      If I create a Word or Excel file and transfer it to an external hard drive, are there still traces on the PC? And how can I recover these folders?
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    3. Erwan031284 Posted messages 168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 392
       
      "It is possible that the downloaded files are still part of temporary internet files"

      It only counts if the files were downloaded from the Internet.

      However, when transferring from an internal hard drive to an external hard drive, whether the data remains on the PC (the internal drive) depends on whether the data transfer was a 'copy' or a 'move'.
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    4. Erwan031284 Posted messages 168 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   2 392
       
      " if I create a Word or Excel file and I transfer it to an external hard drive, are there still traces on the PC? "

      Yes.

      " how can I recover these folders? "

      How so, the "recover"?! You have them!
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    5. joys8235
       
      example I have a micro-society (small business) I manage employees I make tracking files these files I transfer them to a hard drive to take with me, for some reason or another, this disk disappears, can I find these files somewhere on my PC?
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