Tag Results For: recycle bin

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ExplorerView: Basic Windows Tweaks Including Disabling Auto File Detection In Explorer

There are some set behaviors for Windows that cannot be changed easily. For instance, whenever you open a folder in Windows Explorer in Windows Vista and Windows 7, it automatically detects the contents of a folder and shows you the complete contents after the scan is finished. This process can take a lot of time [...] (more…)

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Free File Wiper: Permanently Delete Files From Desktop Or Context Menu

Most of you probably know that the Recycle Bin on your Windows desktop does not transport your files to a warp hole of no return; what it does is, to let your files sit there until you manually clear out the Recycle Bin to remove them, and as long as you don’t, anyone can restore. [...] (more…)

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How To Enable ‘Delete Confirmation Dialog’ In Windows 8

With additions like Metro based panels, Start Menu, and Ribbon Explorer, many Windows 8 UI elements have been revamped, such as, the auto run dialog, low battery on-screen notification, desktop snapping, full screen apps, and much more.. Talking of dialog boxes, the most significant improvement that you will notice is with copy/move conflict resolution dialog [...] (more…)

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MiniBin Puts Windows Recycle Bin In System Tray

MiniBin is an application designed to be a trash bin for your system tray. The Recycle Bin can end up consuming a lot of space and for those people who may have less disk space left in their primary drive (e.g. C drive) may get repeated prompts of low disk space. It can be quite [...] (more…)

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Erase Your Files Permanently With Secure Wipe

Deleted data is recoverable even after it is removed from the Recycle Bin. Many data recovery software, in fact are designed to recover such data. This poses a potential threat to any confidential information being recovered by a malicious source. For example, you may wish to permanently remove all trace of confidential information before selling [...] (more…)

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Extend, Add Jump List, And Merge All Windows Recycle Bin Into One

RecycleBinEx is an ultimate tool and add-in for the Windows Recycle Bin. It adds context-menu support, filtering, grouping, jump list support in Windows 7, command line, and task scheme support. Best of all, it merges all Windows Recycle Bin into one. (more…)

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iBin – Portable Recycle Bin Can Recover Files From USB Flash Drive

iBin is a portable recycle bin for USB Flash Drives developed with AutoHotKey. The default Recycle Bin feature build into Windows is only useful for storing and recovering deleted files from the local hard disk. When you delete a file from the USB drive, it will be deleted from the device file system as well [...] (more…)

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Bin Manager – Delete Old Items From Recycle Bin

Windows Recycle Bin lacks the feature to delete items on the basis of time. For example, if you wish to delete items which have been in the recycle bin for last 7 days, then there is no such feature available. Try Bin Manager, a small application which allows users to delete items that were moved [...] (more…)

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Enable, Restore, Or Recover Recycle Bin Icon In Windows 7/Vista

Did the Recycle Bin icon got deleted by mistake from your desktop in Windows 7 or Vista? You can now easily restore your icon using Windows build-in feature. Note: This quick tip is for beginners who are new to Windows 7 or Vista. (more…)

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How To Disable Delete Confirmation Dialog Box In Windows 7 / Vista

Are you annoyed by the delete confirmation dialog box that pops up whenever you want to move a file to recycle bin? It is a good thing to keep this feature enabled but there are several occasions where it becomes annoying when you want to delete lots of files and this dialog box appears every [...] (more…)

6 Easy Ways To Free Your Computer’s Hard Disk Space When Using Windows

Editor’s Note: After lot of comments from the users, I have now changed this post’s tile and made some changes in the content. And I will have to agree that saving hard disk space does not increase the computer’s performance. So my readers have won after a short protest Just kidding. I will now(in a [...] (more…)