Recycle Bin: Recover or remove files
Typically, when you delete a file on your PC, you actually only move it to the Recycle Bin. Unless your Recycle Bin is overflowing, the file stays there until you empty the Recycle Bin. This lets you recover files you accidentally deleted and move them back to where they were.
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You can choose to permanently delete a file if you don't want it moved to the Recycle Bin. Open File Explorer, select the file, tap or click the Home tab, tap or click the arrow under the Delete button, and then choose Permanently delete.
If you want to see a confirmation message each time you send a file or folder to the Recycle Bin, you can turn on recycle confirmation. Open File Explorer, tap or click the Home tab, tap or click the arrow under the Delete button, and then choose Show recycle confirmation.
The Recycle Bin
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Open the Recycle Bin by double-tapping or double-clicking the Recycle Bin on the desktop.
If you’re in File Explorer, you can enter Recycle Bin in the address bar to open the default Recycle Bin location.
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Do one of the following:
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To restore a file, select it, tap or click the Recycle Bin Tools tab, and then tap or click Restore the selected items.
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To restore everything in the Recycle Bin, tap or click the Recycle Bin Tools tab, and then tap or click Restore all items.
The files will be restored to the places you deleted them from on your PC.
To permanently remove files from your PC and reclaim any storage space they were using, you need to delete the files from the Recycle Bin. You can delete individual files from the Recycle Bin or empty the entire Recycle Bin at once.
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Open the Recycle Bin by double-tapping or double-clicking the Recycle Bin on the desktop.
If you’re in File Explorer, you can enter Recycle Bin in the address bar to open the default Recycle Bin location.
Do one of the following:
To permanently delete just one file, select it, tap or click the Home tab, tap or click Delete, and then tap or click Yes.
To delete everything in the Recycle Bin, tap or click the Recycle Bin Tools tab, tap or click Empty Recycle Bin, and then tap or click Yes.
Open Personalization by swiping in from the right edge of the screen, tapping Search (or if you're using a mouse, pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen, moving the mouse pointer down, and then clicking Search), entering Personalization in the search box, tapping or clicking Settings, and then tapping or clicking Personalization.
Tap or click Change desktop icons.
Select or clear the Recycle Bin check box, and then tap or click OK.
If you like keeping all your deleted files in the Recycle Bin as a safety net, you can increase the maximum storage size for the Recycle Bin.
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Open the Recycle Bin by double-tapping or double-clicking the Recycle Bin on the desktop.
Tap or click the Recycle Bin Tools tab, and then tap or click Recycle Bin properties.
Under Recycle Bin Location, choose the location of the Recycle Bin you want to change (likely your C drive).
Choose Custom size, and then, in the Maximum size (MB) box, enter a maximum storage size (in megabytes) for the Recycle Bin.
Tap or click OK.
Note
If your PC has multiple drives or partitions, or if you have an external drive connected to your PC, each location will have its own Recycle Bin settings. When you change Recycle Bin settings, make sure you select the drive or location that you want to change.
