Comments on: Permanently bypass the recycle bin when deleting files http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/permanently-delete-files-bypass-recycle-bin/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:28:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mikesco3 http://www.online-tech-tips.com/computer-tips/permanently-delete-files-bypass-recycle-bin/comment-page-1/#comment-23314 Mikesco3 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:45:31 +0000 http://www.online-tech-tips.com/?p=13458#comment-23314 There is a better way to do that without permanently disabling the recycle bin. Just Shift+Del (while holding shift tap the delete key) the selected items you want to get rid of and that will bypass the recycle bin, and you can normally continue deleting the other stuff as usual. More than once the recycle bin has saved us all so it is nice to have the option of deciding what to send to it and what to just scrap. There is a better way to do that without permanently disabling the recycle bin.

Just Shift+Del (while holding shift tap the delete key) the selected items you want to get rid of and that will bypass the recycle bin, and you can normally continue deleting the other stuff as usual.

More than once the recycle bin has saved us all so it is nice to have the option of deciding what to send to it and what to just scrap.

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