Files stored on a floppy disk drive, flash drive, other removable disk drive, or network drive are not sent to the Windows Recycle Bin when deleted.
Files deleted from the Windows command line (MS-DOS prompt) are also not sent to the Windows Recycle Bin.
If you do not want a file to be sent to the Recycle Bin you can hold down the Shift while deleting the file.
Related information
- How to recover missing, lost, or deleted files.
- See the Recycle Bin definition for further information and related links.
- How to empty or manage the Windows Recycle Bin.
- Microsoft Windows help and support.
