Other such software make an index of the information on the disk and search the index, rather than the actual files.

Westwood was one of the first major developers to include actual audio files in their games.

It is where the actual file and directory data are stored.

A live search folder does not contain any actual files.

It has also been noted that iTunes does not automatically track changes to actual files in the library.

I would have to request the actual files.

Do they just outright kill you if accused of actual file sharing?

The disk usage reported by these two programs is as if each hard link *is* an actual file.

The stories were all based on actual files of the Los Angeles sheriff's office.

Computer forensics can deal with a broad range of information; from logs (such as internet history) through to the actual files on the drive.