A special folder in Window 95 and 98 where deleted files are sent when the user gives the command to delete them. They reside in the recycle bin until the user gives the command to permanently erase them (‘Empty Recycle Bin’), giving the user the chance to recover any information accidentally deleted.
The standard Windows icon that represents the container for DEL eted files.
An area on your hard drive that keeps files that you have thrown away (deleted) just in case you change your mind a little while later. Access from an icon on your desktop. Believe me, you'll be mighty glad of the restore button sooner or later.
A folder in Windows 9x, Windows CE, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP represented by an icon on the screen resembling a basket decorated with the recycling logo. To remove a file, the user drags its icon to the Recycle Bin. However, a file in the Recycle Bin is not actually deleted from the disk until the user opens the Recycle Bin, selects the file, and presses the Delete key; until then, the user can retrieve it.
An icon that appears on the desktop that represents a temporary storage area for deleted files. Files will remain in the Recycle Bin until you empty it.
folder that stores deleted folders and files. This is comparable to the "Trash Can" on a Macintosh.
The icon on the desktop that the user can drag files on top of to delete them.
This is an icon on Windows computers where files can be placed to be deleted. Files in the recycle bin are not however deleted until the recycle bin is emptied which makes it easier to recover accidentally deleted files.
An icon on your desktop in Windows 95. The Recycle Bin is similar to the trash can of Apple systems. To delete an item, simply drag it to the Recycle Bin. Here, the Recycle Bin will hide the item from view, but won’t erase it. This allows you to restore that item if you’d like.
A place where lost files might be found. When a file is deleted in Windows, the file does not always vanish. Sometimes it maintains a holding pattern in the Recycle Bin until it is told to leave. (A lot like your no-good cousin who dropped in for Christmas dinner and didn't leave until half past April.) Not all deleted files stop off here for a siesta, but it is a good place to check if you don't know where else to look. (If this yields nothing, check other inconspicuous places like under the seat cushions, in the dryer trap, and behind any large pieces of furniture.)
drag whatever you want to get rid of to the recycle bin icon.
A temporary storage container where you can move any files or folders that you no longer need. These items will remain in the Recycle Bin and can be retrieved later if you need to recover an item. Once you empty the recycle bin, however, these files are gone forever.
The place where your deleted files are kept temporarily; its icon can be found on the desktop
The place in which Windows stores deleted files. You can retrieve files you deleted in error, or you can empty the Recycle Bin to create more disk space.
On a Windows desktop, the recycle bin is like a trash basket where unneeded files can be thrown away. Dragging a file into the recycle bin removes it from its former place on the computer, and emptying the recyle bin deletes all the files in the bin.