Files from external drive


  1. IanAsh
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    Files from external drive


    When you open a file (document, audio, photo, etc.) from an external drive (such as a USB drive or external disk drive), do any remnants of that file remain on the hard drive of the computer on which you opened it? I am mainly concerned with Windows based systems

    I ask this because I am borrowing a laptop from a friend and some of the files on a USB drive are personal documents and family photos which I would prefer not to leave behind.

    I know document names will remain in recent documents on some versions of Windows and that's fine, but is there an actual copy of a file kept temporarily on a hard drive on any Windows version? The machine I am using has Windows 7 32-bit on it.

    Thank you,

    Ian
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  3. windude99
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    IanAsh said:
    When you open a file (document, audio, photo, etc.) from an external drive (such as a USB drive or external disk drive), do any remnants of that file remain on the hard drive of the computer on which you opened it? I am mainly concerned with Windows based systems

    I ask this because I am borrowing a laptop from a friend and some of the files on a USB drive are personal documents and family photos which I would prefer not to leave behind.

    I know document names will remain in recent documents on some versions of Windows and that's fine, but is there an actual copy of a file kept temporarily on a hard drive on any Windows version? The machine I am using has Windows 7 32-bit on it.

    Thank you,

    Ian
    If you open a word document, it may leave a temporary copy in the user account's document folder that you arelogged onto. My recommendation is for you to create your own user account and look at that stuff there and when you are done, delete your user account. This tutorial will help you with doing this: https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...-accounts.html
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