The windows recycle bin is one of its nicer features because it allows you to recover a file or folder that you deleted either accidentally or because you though you would never need it again.
By default windows has only one recycle bin and it is located on the C: drive and allocates 10% of the total drive space for all of your hard drives to be used for the recycle bin. It is also configured to display a dialog box asking you to confirm you deletes.
The easiest and safest way to configure your recycle bin is:
- Press the windows key+e to open up windows explorer. The windows key is located between the CTL and the ALT keys on the bottom row of your keyboard.
- Navigate to the recycle bin as shown below
- Click on Properties. The window shown below will open
- You can configure the drives independently if you have more than one, but there usually in no reason to do that. If you want to reserve less space for the recycle bin move the slider to the left and reduce the percentage. Understand that if there is no enough disk space allocated for the recycle bin any newly deleted files will be deleted permanently.
- If you do not want to be constantly asked whether or not you really want to delete a file or folder, uncheck the box for Display delete confirmation dialog
- You can choose to delete all files permanently by disabling the recyle bin by checking Do not move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted
- After making your selections, click OK
Summary
If you disabled the recycle bin, all files will be removed permanently and cannot be recovered. If you need more disk space on your hard drive and feel confident enough to delete files immediately, you can disable the windows recycle bin and free up hard disk space. If you later change your mind you can enable the recycle by using the steps above and unchecking Do not move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted.Related Searches
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