Definition: Free space


Free space in a storage device. The space that in any given time does not belong to any file or the file system itself (system information). New files will be stored in the free space area.




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Overwritten Data

This refers to data, which has been physically overwritten by other data. Data that is physically overwritten by other data cannot be recovered.

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