If you have multiple hard drives, choose the Recycle Bin location that you want to configure.If you work with files that are not important, instead of saving them in the Recycle Bin, you can set an option to remove files immediately using these steps. How to delete files immediately bypassing Recycle Bin While each partition configured on your device has its own Recycle Bin, removable drives like SD cards and USB flash drives are not supported, which means that as you delete files on those portable devices, they'll be erased permanently. Once you've completed the steps, the Recycle Bin will be able to keep more or fewer files from a particular location depending on your configuration. For example, if you have a 500GB drive, and you want Recycle Bin to use 50GB of space, then you need to specify 51200 megabytes (because 1GB is equal to 1,024MB). In the 'Maximum size (MB)' field, specify the maximum hard drive space in megabyte that Recycle Bin can use on the particular partition. Under the 'Settings for selected location' section, select Custom size option.

For example, Local Disk (C:), which is the drive where Windows 10 is installed.

If you have multiple partitions you want to configure, select the Recycle Bin location you want to configure.

Quick Tip: If you can't find the icon in the desktop, you can control the desktop icons on Settings > Personalization > Themes, and clicking the Desktop icon settings option under the 'Related Settings' section. Right-click the Recycle Bin icon, and select the Properties option.

Use the Windows + D keyboard shortcut to view the desktop.

If you want to increase or decrease the amount of storage Recycle Bin can use to keep deleted files, use these steps: How to adjust the maximum storage usage for Recycle Bin

How to display confirmation before deleting files on Windows 10.

How to delete files immediately bypassing Recycle Bin.

How to adjust storage usage for Recycle Bin.

Also, we'll show you the steps to remove files immediately after they're deleted, and the instructions to enable the confirmation dialog to prevent accidental deletions. In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the steps to manage the Recycle Bin settings to change the maximum hard drive space that can be used to store deleted files.

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