Long time ago deleted files appear in to the recycle bin

sonyzz

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Jul 14, 2013
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so i connected external hdd to computer because, wanted to update my stored files on there like pictures music and such, and in that process i deleted some files which i dont need from my computer, also from ''copy'' folder in the external hdd, after deleting them i went to recycle bin to empty it, and in the recycle bin i saw files which i deleted way back like 5 months ago, why is that?
 
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Its normal for deleted files to go to recycle bin, only if they are really big does windows actually wipe them off PC when you delete them.

You can use Shift delete to perma delete but recycle bin is just added backup in case you didn't want to delete the files.

Colif

Win 11 Master
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Its normal for deleted files to go to recycle bin, only if they are really big does windows actually wipe them off PC when you delete them.

You can use Shift delete to perma delete but recycle bin is just added backup in case you didn't want to delete the files.
 
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