Where does os.remove go?
python
Solution
`os.remove` will call the operating system's `unlink` functionality, and delete the file from the disk.
Technically the OS/filesystem probably just marks the sectors as free, and removes the file entry from the directory, but that's up to the filesystem implementation.
Problem
I've been using Python for a long time and have numerous scripts running all over my office. I use a few in particular scripts to back up then delete data. In these script I use `os.remove` function. My question is: Where does the os.remove function delete items to? - Does it delete them right off the HD? - I know they don't go to the recycle bin - Does it simply remove the item's link, but keep it on the HD somehow?