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Think before deleting
Danny Leonard (PCW December 2007, Letters - "Undelete issues") and others should understand that, by using kit like Nas drives, they are really moving into the world of professional IT.
Those of us who grew up there using mainframes have never been able to undelete files. Once it was gone it was gone. So we learned to be very, very careful before we deleted anything; something I always emphasise when teaching mainframe operating systems to people who have been brought up on PCs.
Perhaps that's why I've never had to retrieve anything from the Recycle Bin.
Roger Tilbury
You make an interesting point, but Nas drives are no longer the domain of professional IT users.
Cheaper models are now being marketed to home users and, once in the home, are something all family members can access - including those younger ones who may not see anything wrong in deleting a couple of files here and there.
Posted by Will Stapley | October 18, 2007 12:50 PM