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Emptying the Recycle Bin
When you delete a file from your hard drive in Windows, it is not immediately
removed from the hard drive. Instead, the file is moved into the Recycle Bin.
Because files are stored in the Recycle Bin and not deleted from the hard drive
immediately, you can retrieve a file that you accidentally delete from the hard
drive.
To delete all the files from the Recycle Bin, right-click the
the desktop and click
You can save space on the hard drive by decreasing the size of the Recycle Bin.
To decrease the size of the Recycle Bin:
1
Right-click the
2
Click
Properties
3
At the Global tab, select either
setting for all drives.
4
If you are configuring drives independently, click the tab for the drive
you want to configure.
5
Move the slider to set the size of the Recycle Bin. 5% is a good initial
setting.
6
Click
OK
Empty Recycle Bin
icon on the desktop.
Recycle Bin
. The Recycle Bin Properties window opens.
.
.
Configure drives independently
Managing hard drive space
icon on
Recycle Bin
or
Use one
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