Re: Closing accounts



Wally Wombat wrote:
Hi
This might be a bit of a simple question, but I've not found anyone with an answer.
What happens to the "my document" files in a user account when the account is closed?



Eats, roots and leaves.


Unless one deliberately opts to save it, it's completely and permanently (short of paying $$$$ to a data recovery company) deleted.


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