Submitted by unlikemike123 t3_z6wvdf in explainlikeimfive
sauprankul t1_iy4fw41 wrote
Reply to comment by vo0do0child in eli5 How is computer memory deleted? by unlikemike123
To save time. Hard disk writes take forever, and the disk has better things to do than overwrite deleted data.
SSD overwrites would increase wear on the flash. You have a limited number of writes before the flash starts becoming unstable.
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