When you cut a file from the hard disk, its name is removed from the file list, but the file itself remains on the disk and continues to occupy disk space.

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When you cut a file, the file itself is not immediately removed or altered on the disk; it's the file's entry in the file system's table that is marked for moving. The actual disk space is not freed until the file is pasted into a new location and the file system updates the file's entry to reflect its new location. If the file is not pasted anywhere, it remains in its original location, not occupying additional space.

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