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File & Folder Management 03

The Recycle Bin is used to store files that have been deleted from a computer. When a file is deleted, it is not permanently removed but instead sent to the Recycle Bin. Files in the Recycle Bin can be restored to their original location or permanently deleted. The Recycle Bin helps prevent accidental file deletion by providing a way to recover deleted files.

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File & Folder Management 03

The Recycle Bin is used to store files that have been deleted from a computer. When a file is deleted, it is not permanently removed but instead sent to the Recycle Bin. Files in the Recycle Bin can be restored to their original location or permanently deleted. The Recycle Bin helps prevent accidental file deletion by providing a way to recover deleted files.

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Computer Applications for Managers

courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-compapp/chapter/deleting-files-and-folders

Learning Objectives

Delete and restore files and folders using the Recycle Bin.

To delete a file or folder (or multiple selected files), right-click on the file and select Delete.
You can also select the file and hit the Delete key on the keyboard. Deleting a folder deletes
all its contents as well.

You may get a dialog prompt that asks if you want to move the file to the recycling bin. If that
happens, say yes. If you didn’t get a dialog prompt, the file was still sent to the Recycle Bin.
(The Mac equivalent is called Trash.) Deleted files are not gone forever; they are sent to
the Recycle Bin.

Recycling Bin

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Deleted files are not gone forever. When a file is deleted, it is sent
to the Recycle Bin. The Recycle Bin can be found on the Desktop.
Its icon resembles a recycle bin or trash can, and the icon changes
depending on whether the Recycle Bin contains any files.

The recycle bin is a holding place for deleted files. To permanently An empty and occupied
Recycle Bin
delete a file, you can delete it again from the Recycle Bin, or you
can empty the Recycle Bin. It is recommended you empty the
Recycle Bin every once in a while to free up space.

If you delete something by accident, or if you change your mind about a deleted file, you can
un-delete it by restoring the file from the Recycle Bin.

To restore or permanently delete a file, right-click on the file and select either Restore or
Delete. Deleted files are permanently deleted; restored files are restored to their original
location before being deleted.

Right-clicking a file

You can restore or permanently delete individual files or multiple files at once using the
Manage option on the toolbar.

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In the toolbar in the screenshot above, from left to right:

Empty Recycle Bin: Permanently deletes everything in the Recycle Bin.


Recycle Bin properties: Allows you to choose how much space to allot to the Recycle
Bin. When the Recycle Bin reaches capacity, it will automatically delete its oldest files.
The Recycle Bin properties also has an option to automatically delete files permanently.
(Unless you know what you are doing, it is recommended you leave Recycle Bin
properties alone.)
Restore all items: Restores everything in the Recycle Bin to its former location.
Restore the selected items: Restores only the file or files you have selected.

Practice Question

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