{"id":13303,"date":"2017-11-15T14:40:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T09:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=13303"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:40:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:10:22","slug":"remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Recycle Bin from Desktop in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Want to remove or disable recycle bin? Here\u2019s how to remove Recycle Bin from Desktop in Windows 10 PC or bypass recycle bin and permanently delete a file.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of us are well familiar with what is the <strong>Recycle Bin<\/strong> in Windows operating system and how the Recycle Bin works.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nevertheless, if you are newbie Windows 10 computer user then you should know how to get the Recycle Bin on your desktop in Windows 10 and <strong>how to remove Recycle Bin from the desktop <\/strong>in Windows 10 PC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All the files and folders which you delete on your Windows computer, they get stored in Recycle Bin folder. You will find Recycle Bin in all versions of Microsoft Windows. Accessing Recycle Bin folder is super easy as all you have to do is go to your desktop where you will see Recycle Bin icon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-windows-10\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13309 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop.png\" alt=\"remove recycle bin from desktop\" width=\"657\" height=\"408\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop.png 657w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-223x137.png 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The default behavior of Microsoft Windows is that it allows the user to delete any file which is present on the desktop but this is different when it comes to Recycle Bin. If you will try to normally <strong>remove Recycle Bin from desktop<\/strong>, you won\u2019t be able to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pressing the Delete button won\u2019t show you any dialog box and even if you right click on the Recycle Bin icon, you won\u2019t see any Delete option to <strong>remove recycle bin<\/strong> in Windows 10 system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have received plenty of requests from our readers asking <strong>how to remove recycle bin from desktop<\/strong> <strong>in Windows 10<\/strong>\u00a0PC which is why we came up with this tutorial where we are going to explain different methods to bypass recycle bin, disable recycle bin, and permanently remove recycle bin from Windows 10 desktop. So, let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>Do you know? <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/bypass-windows-10-password\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to Bypass Windows 10 Password without using Any Software<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-windows-10\/#How_to_Delete_a_File_without_Sending_It_to_Recycle_Bin_in_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Delete a File without Sending It to Recycle Bin in Windows 10\">How to Delete a File without Sending It to Recycle Bin in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-windows-10\/#How_to_Disable_Recycle_Bin_in_Windows_10_Permanently\" title=\"How to Disable Recycle Bin in Windows 10 Permanently\">How to Disable Recycle Bin in Windows 10 Permanently<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-windows-10\/#How_to_Remove_Recycle_Bin_from_Desktop_in_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Remove Recycle Bin from Desktop in Windows 10\">How to Remove Recycle Bin from Desktop in Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-windows-10\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_a_File_without_Sending_It_to_Recycle_Bin_in_Windows_10\"><\/span>How to Delete a File without Sending It to Recycle Bin in Windows 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bypassing Recycle Bin while deleting files and folders in Windows computers is the best way to keep recycle bin empty and save free space on your hard drive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to <strong>permanently delete files without sending to recycle bin<\/strong> in Windows 10 PC then you can use a simple keyboard shortcut. Only you have to do is, select the file or folder which you wish to delete and instead of pressing <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Delete<\/span> button, press the combination of <strong>Shift + Delete<\/strong> keys.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13306 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop.png\" alt=\"how to remove recycle bin from desktop\" width=\"671\" height=\"446\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop.png 671w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just after pressing the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shift + Delete<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-10-keyboard-shortcuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keyboard shortcut<\/a><\/strong>, you will get a confirmation dialog box on your screen asking if you wish to delete the file permanently. Simply, click on Yes button and the selected file or folder will be permanently deleted from your computer without going to the recycle bin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, you can see how simple is to bypass Recycle Bin and permanently delete a file or folder in Windows 10 operating system.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-driver-signature-enforcement-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to Disable Driver Signature Enforcement on Windows 10<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Disable_Recycle_Bin_in_Windows_10_Permanently\"><\/span>How to Disable Recycle Bin in Windows 10 Permanently<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many people don\u2019t know but there is an option using which you can disable Recycle Bin in Windows 10 computers. The option allows you to <strong>disable Recycle bin<\/strong> on a drive-by-drive basis. Here\u2019s how to disable Recycle Bin in Windows 10 permanently:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First of all, right click on the <strong>Recycle Bin<\/strong> icon and then select <strong>Properties<\/strong> option to see <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recycle Bin location<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #000000;\">space available<\/span> for respective drives on your system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13304 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/bypass-recycle-bin.png\" alt=\"bypass recycle bin\" width=\"658\" height=\"372\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/bypass-recycle-bin.png 658w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/bypass-recycle-bin-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/bypass-recycle-bin-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, choose the <strong>disk drive<\/strong> where you want to disable recycle bin and then select &#8220;<strong>Don\u2019t move files to Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted.<\/strong>&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13305 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/disable-recycle-bin.png\" alt=\"disable recycle bin\" width=\"658\" height=\"461\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/disable-recycle-bin.png 658w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/disable-recycle-bin-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/disable-recycle-bin-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, click on <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong> button for the changes to take effect.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From now onwards if you will try to delete any file or folder from the drive you have disabled Recycle bin, it will be deleted permanently and won\u2019t go into Recycle Bin folder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a safety measure, we suggest you to select &#8220;<strong>Display delete confirmation dialog<\/strong>&#8221; option while disabling Recycle Bin in Windows 10 which will show a warning message when you will delete a file on your system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These steps need to be followed on all the disk drives where you wish to disable the Recycle Bin. Alternatively, you can also go with the option of specifying the maximum size limit of Recycle Bin for respective drives from Properties dialog box.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>Do you know? <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/delete-junk-files-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to Delete Junk Files in Windows 10 to Free Up Disk Space<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Remove_Recycle_Bin_from_Desktop_in_Windows_10\"><\/span>How to Remove Recycle Bin from Desktop in Windows 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Removing Recycle Bin from Desktop in Windows 10 might be a little confusing for you if you don\u2019t know the exact way to <strong>delete Recycle Bin<\/strong> from Windows 10 desktop. As Recycle Bin is one of the system icons, so you won\u2019t be able to delete it by pressing the Delete key or option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You will have to go through the Personalisation settings to hide the Recycle Bin on your desktop in Windows 10 operating system. Here\u2019s <strong>how to remove Recycle Bin from Desktop in Windows 10<\/strong> PC:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At first, go to <strong>Start<\/strong> menu and then click on<strong>Settings<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13311 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/settings-windows-10.png\" alt=\"settings windows 10\" width=\"662\" height=\"538\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/settings-windows-10.png 662w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/settings-windows-10-150x122.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/settings-windows-10-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Windows Settings,<\/span> select <strong>Personalisation<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13308 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/remove-recycle-bin.png\" alt=\"remove recycle bin\" width=\"658\" height=\"503\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/remove-recycle-bin.png 658w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/remove-recycle-bin-150x115.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/remove-recycle-bin-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Next, go to <strong>Themes<\/strong> on the left side menu and then click on &#8220;<strong>Desktop icon settings<\/strong>&#8221; which is located in the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Related Settings<\/span> section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13310 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/windows-10-recycle-bin.png\" alt=\"windows 10 recycle bin\" width=\"658\" height=\"504\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/windows-10-recycle-bin.png 658w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/windows-10-recycle-bin-150x115.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/windows-10-recycle-bin-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now on the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Desktop Icon Settings<\/span> dialog box, <strong>uncheck<\/strong> the <strong>Recycle Bin<\/strong> box and then click on <strong>Apply<\/strong> and the <strong>OK<\/strong> button which will remove Recycle Bin icon from Windows 10 desktop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13307 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-in-windows-10.png\" alt=\"how to remove recycle bin from desktop in windows 10\" width=\"400\" height=\"455\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-in-windows-10.png 400w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-in-windows-10-132x150.png 132w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-from-desktop-in-windows-10-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you wish to remove any other system icon from the desktop, you can do that too from the same window. Thus, you can see how simple is to <strong>remove recycle bin from desktop<\/strong> in Windows 10 computer.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We hope this Recycle Bin\u00a0Windows 10\u00a0removal tutorial helped you in knowing some very interesting things about recycle bin such as <strong>how to bypass Recycle Bin and permanently delete a file or folder<\/strong>, how to disable Recycle Bin in Windows 10 permanently, and how to hide Recycle Bin from Desktop in Windows 10 operating system etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are having any doubts or still not able to <strong>delete Windows 10 recycle bin <\/strong>from desktop\u00a0do let us know using the comment section below. Also feel free to let us know if you know any other best way of how to remove Recycle Bin from Desktop in Windows 10 PC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">You might also like to see:<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/recycler-system-volume-information-folder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Remove Recycler and System Volume Information Folder in Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to remove or disable recycle bin? 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