A recycle bin setting doesn't seem to work

i486 · 12 May 2023

I'm trying to enable instant file deletion but all files and folders still end up in the bin. Does the change only take after the next login?

idgat · 12 May 2023

i486 said:

Does the change only take after the next login?

Did you try that?

dalchina · 12 May 2023

Hi, for me it is applied immediately.

Set Recycle Bin to Permanently Delete Files Immediately in Windows 10

Did you click Apply, then OK in the Properties dialogue?

I then get a confirmation prompt thus after hitting the delete key:

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- as I do if I SHIFT delete (which deletes without moving the item to the Recycle bin.

There is an option to omit that in the Properties dialogue as you can see.

Comments after the tutorial may add something useful.

i486 · 12 May 2023

idgat said:

Did you try that?

No, but it doesn't seem to be needed based on what dalchina wrote. Anyway, my laptop also exhibits the same behaviour. I'll report more later, can't now. I'll see also if SHIFT+Del works.

dalchina · 12 May 2023

Again, checking, did you click both Apply, and OK in the Properties dialogue?

i486 · 12 May 2023

dalchina said:

Again, checking, did you click both Apply, and OK in the Properties dialogue?

I must have. I checked again with the other computer and the setting just won't take, even after logout. SHIFT+Del works though.

Oh shit, I figured out why it doesn't seem to work

The properties setting is tied to the selected drive, in both cases I tried to instantly delete a file that was located on the wrong drive. Thread is therefore solved

dalchina · 12 May 2023

Does that work for you now?

i486 · 12 May 2023

Yes, it does. I didn't figure out in time what the drive list's purpose was.

dalchina · 12 May 2023

Great- please mark thead as solved.

i486 · 12 May 2023

dalchina said:

Great- please mark thead as solved.

Already done, but after switching the forum to the desktop version. I couldn't find the option on the mobile version, and it's a pain to navigate on top of that.