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The Recycle Bin is essentially a temporary holding area for deleted files. Whenever you delete a file, the file gets moved there. Those files will stay put until you decide to empty the Recycle Bin, or, as I illustrated earlier, you restore the files. In my example I deleted and restored a Microsoft Word document, but the Recycle Bin works for any file type. As long as you remove the file using the Delete key, it will usually get sent to the Recycle Bin. But enough with my monologue and my nightly excursion stories. Below are the steps for using the Recycle Bin. Restoring A File 1. Go to your Desktop and find the Recycle Bin icon. When you find it, double-click it with the left-mouse button. A window will appear that lists all the files that you have deleted. 2. Find the file that you would like to restore and click it once with the right-mouse button. 3. The Context Menu will appear. Choose the Restore option. 4. The file will be restored and returned to its original folder. Emptying The Recycle Bin Periodically emptying your Recycle Bin should be a part of your regular maintenance routine. If you go a long while without cleaning up the Recycle Bin, Deleted files start to gather up and use a lot of hard drive space. Heres what you do. 1. First things first. Double check and be absolutely sure that there is nothing in the Recycle Bin that you want to keep. I say this because once you do this emptying job, you wont be able to get those files back without additional software and a lot of time and effort. To check and see what you have, go to your desktop and open the Recycle Bin. Browse through the files and be sure theres nothing there you want to keep. If you do find something youd like to keep, then perform a Restore on the file. 2. If youre ready to empty the Recycle Bin, then look at the toolbar and find the button that says, Empty the Recycle bin and click it. A message will appear asking if youre sure you want to delete the file(s). If youre sure, click yes. The files will then be removed. Quick & Easy Method For Emptying The Recycle Bin If youre confident theres nothing in the Recycle Bin worth keeping, then heres what you do. 1. Go to your Desktop and find the Recycle Bin icon. Click it with the right-mouse button. 2. The Context Menu will appear. Choose the option that says, Empty Recycle Bin. A message will appear asking if youre sure you want to delete the file(s). If youre sure, click Yes. The files will then be removed. So there you have it. Those are the basics to using the Recycle Bin. Now you too can have an occasional deletion frenzy and not regret it later. This article is part of the Back To Basics series which can be found at SpotOn Living.Com. There, you can also listen to the audio version of this article. |
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