Definition: Allocation


The method DOS uses to assign a specific area of the hard drive to a given file. (See also cluster.)




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Deleted File

A file that has been logically, but not physically erased from the operating system using delete command. It can be recovered lately, if not over written by any other data. Optimum recovery provides services to recover deleted or crashed files.

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