▷ Windows 10 recycle bin: hide, restore, open, icon

One of the ways we have to delete files on our PC is with the Windows 10 recycle bin. We will see all the aspects and the different options that we have for the recycle bin. Surely you will get some other surprise that you did not know about her.

Index of contents

This directory allows us to store files that we want to delete from our system and if they are in this place, we will also have the possibility of restoring them to where they were previously. Let's see next what we can do with this Windows junk file store.

Open recycle bin and option icon

Windows by default brings the recycle bin icon to the system desktop. To access the directory we will simply have to double-click on it and its content will open.

• To open the options of the recycle bin, we go to the toolbar and click on " Manage " Click on " Properties of the recycle bin "

• In this window we will have several options:
  • Trash size: we can assign a custom size to the trash. In this way the oldest files will be deleted and it is full Do not move files to the trash: if we activate this option the files will be directly deleted if stored in the trash Dialog box: if we activate this box, a message will be displayed for the permanent deletion of files

The recycle bin is a warehouse for deleted files on any of the partitions or hard drives of our system. This does not imply that all the files are located in a single directory, each hard disk will have a store for these files.

If we go to the option to " free up space " on any of our hard drives or partitions, we will see a recycle bin appear on all of them.

Although virtually all are connected, the files will be stored on each hard drive separately.

Hide recycle bin icon Windows 10

If what we want is to hide the trash icon on our desktop, we will have to do the following. This process is also valid to restore your icon.

• We go to the desktop and right-click on it. We choose the " customize " button.

We will have this option available, even if we don't have Windows activated.

• In the configuration window we will go to the " Themes " section. Navigating in its options we will have to give " Desktop icons configuration "

• In the new window we can select which icons we want to be displayed on our desktop. This computer, User, Network, Recycle bin We deactivated the box that corresponds to this to remove it from the desktop

• Click on " accept " to confirm the changes

We will have removed this icon from the desktop, both the icon that represents the full or empty trash.

Change Windows 10 Recycle Bin Icon

To change the recycle bin icon, we can do it in the same configuration screen as in the previous section.

• To do this, we will have to select one of the trash can icons and click on “ Change icon ”. A window will open with a list of icons that we can select

If we choose any one and click on " OK ", we will have the recycle bin icon changed.

Directly delete a file in Windows 10

Another option that we have to directly delete the files that we want and without having to go through the recycle bin is with the combination of keys " Shift + Delete ".

A warning message will be displayed to confirm the deletion.

Schedule automatic deletion of files from the recycle bin

This is another very useful trick that we can configure from our recycle bin. We can decide that, after a certain number of days, the files it contains are automatically deleted. Let's see how to do it

• We go to the beginning and click on the configuration cogwheel In the configuration panel, click on " System " Inside this, click on the " Storage " option We locate the option on the right side of " Change the way to free up space automatically ”

• If we go to the " Temporary files " section. We will see an option to " Delete files from the recycle bin if they carry more than... " If we display the list we will be able to choose when the files will be deleted from the trash automatically

These are the options, tricks and curiosities of the Windows 10 recycle bin.

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