# HOT 284: Understanding How to Recover Deleted Files - Can You Recover Deleted Files?

An episode of [Hands-On Tech (Audio)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/73802706), 13 Sep 2026, 17 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/294/cdn.twit.tv/cap/hot_284/11a7aef8-0f74-49b0-925e-8f1667d7e047.mp3

On this week's Hands-On Tech, Mikah helps Harriett understand whether deleted files are truly gone when the recycle bin is emptied, and whether accidentally deleted files can still be recovered. Send in your questions for Mikah to hot@twit.tv, and he'll answer them in a future episode! Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. Sponsor: • scribe.how/hot

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