{"id":8956,"date":"2019-09-12T07:31:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T07:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=8956"},"modified":"2021-11-25T06:33:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T06:33:39","slug":"how-to-delete-files-without-sending-to-recycle-bin-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-files-without-sending-to-recycle-bin-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete Files without Sending to Recycle Bin on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As is known to all, when we delete a folder or file simply, we just send it to the recycle bin.\u00a0 And we can restore it at any time if we do not empty the recycle bin. It is not secure when it comes to some confidential files. Is it possible to make the deleted files not going to recycle bin and completely delete it from the computer instantly? Yes, of course. We will show you three simple ways about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-files-without-sending-to-recycle-bin-in-windows\/\">how to delete files without sending to recycle bin on Windows<\/a> computer.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#way1\">Way 1: Use Shift + Delete\/Del to delete without going to recycle bin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way2\">Way 2: Set recycle bin properties to delete without sending to recycle bin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#way3\">Way 3: Utilize File Deletion Genius to permanently delete files without recovery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"way1\">Way 1: Use Shift + Delete\/Del to delete without going to recycle bin<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step-1:<\/strong>\u00a0 Click the folder or the file which you want to delete forever. Then press<strong> Shift<\/strong> and <strong>Delete<\/strong>\/<strong>Del<\/strong> key on the keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"179\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/press-shift-and-delete-key-to-delete-files.jpg\" alt=\"shift and delete key to delete files\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/press-shift-and-delete-key-to-delete-files.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/press-shift-and-delete-key-to-delete-files-300x120.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-2:<\/strong> After that, it will pop out a window to ask \u201c<em>Are you sure you want to permanently delete this folder<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0 If you click <strong>Yes<\/strong>, it will help you to delete the folder or file without going to recycle bin. And so it is, you cannot view the folder\/file in the recycle bin after the deletion.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"224\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/delete-folder-confirm-box.jpg\" alt=\"delete confirm box\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/delete-folder-confirm-box.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/delete-folder-confirm-box-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way2\">Way 2: Set recycle bin properties to delete without sending to recycle bin<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step-1:<\/strong> Right-click the Recycle Bin icon and choose <strong>Properties<\/strong> from the context menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"205\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/right-click-recycle-bin.jpg\" alt=\"recycle bin context menu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/right-click-recycle-bin.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/right-click-recycle-bin-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-2:<\/strong>\u00a0 Firstly, choose the volume which you don\u2019t want deleted folders\/files going to recycle bin. Then you can directly check the option \u201c<em>Don\u2019t move files to Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted<\/em>\u201d. \u00a0Also, you need to check the option \u201c<em>Display delete confirmation dialog<\/em>\u201d. Finally, click the <strong>Apply<\/strong>\u00a0and then the <strong>OK<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"392\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8969 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/set-recycle-bin-properties-1.jpg\" alt=\"set recycle bin properties\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/set-recycle-bin-properties-1.jpg 338w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/set-recycle-bin-properties-1-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Notice: You just set the files on C drive to be removed immediately when deleted in the above screenshot. And the files\/folders on other drives will still be in recycle bin after deleting. You can repeat the above steps to set the properties for other volumes.<\/p>\n<p>After that, you can directly remove the files with simple delete action. Also, you can check whether the file lies in recycle bin or not by double-clicking the recycle bin icon on the desktop.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"way3\">Way 3: Utilize File Deletion Genius to permanently delete files without recovery<\/h2>\n<p>Although the above two ways can help to permanently delete files from the computer, the deleted files still can be recovered with the data recovery tools. If you want to delete the data forever and make it unrecoverable, it is better to try the third party tool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/file-deletion-genius\/\">File Deletion Genius<\/a> is the complete file delete software that can help you delete the files\/folders without sending to the recycle bin and with no recovery. \u00a0It can 100% force delete the files\/folders to protect the safety of your deleted data. And you can not recover the files with any recovery software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-1:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/downloads-v2016\/isunshare-file-deletion-genius.exe\">Download<\/a> and install the software on your computer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-2:<\/strong> Launch File Deletion Genius and add the files\/folders into the software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 1:<\/strong> You can directly drag and drop the files\/folders into the software.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"437\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/drag-and-drop-folder-into-file-deletion-genius.jpg\" alt=\"drag files into software\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/drag-and-drop-folder-into-file-deletion-genius.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/drag-and-drop-folder-into-file-deletion-genius-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2:<\/strong> You can click the <strong>Add<\/strong> button on the bottom left corner and find the location of your files\/folders. Then, tick the box next to the files\/folders you want to delete. After that, hint the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"502\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-the-files-to-delete-into-software.jpg\" alt=\"add the files into software\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-the-files-to-delete-into-software.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-the-files-to-delete-into-software-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-3: <\/strong>Do the erase selection.<\/p>\n<p>There are two modes for deletion: Fast Mode and Slow Mode. It is better for you to choose the <strong>Slow Mode<\/strong> although it will cost you more time. \u00a0The Slow Mode will make the deletion more completely.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"501\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/two-modes-for-erase-selection.jpg\" alt=\"two modes for erase selection\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/two-modes-for-erase-selection.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/two-modes-for-erase-selection-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-4:<\/strong> Click the Delete button.<\/p>\n<p>After you click the <strong>Delete<\/strong> button, you will get a warning box which says \u201c<em>Warning! The deleted files cannot be recovered with software or other ways<\/em>\u201d. Click the <strong>OK<\/strong> button and the files\/folders will be deleted immediately and permanently.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/click-the-delete-button.jpg\" alt=\"click the delete button\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/click-the-delete-button.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/click-the-delete-button-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can check this video tutorial on Youtube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T6JKp4GFWlY\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T6JKp4GFWlY\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all. Now you can choose the way you prefer to delete the files\/folders permanently on your computer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related Articles: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/delete-file-that-another-program-is-using\/\"><strong>How to Delete a File in Use by Another Program<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/how-to-make-deleted-files-unrecoverable-in-windows-10.html\"><strong>How to Make Deleted Files Unrecoverable in Windows 10<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/windows-10\/3-ways-to-empty-recycle-bin-in-windows-10.html\"><strong>3 Ways to Empty Recycle Bin in Windows 10 <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As is known to all, when we delete a folder or file simply, we just send it to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-computer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8956"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125373,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8956\/revisions\/125373"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}