How to fix Windows 7 always delete file permanently

windows-7 windows recycle-bin

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Solution 1

In this thread, one person "fixed" his recycle bin problem by this funny way :

Ok, what I've done (accidentally, I was working on something else) is booting the computer in safe mode and deleting something. Somehow the recycle bin repaired itself.

Just make sure first in Properties of the recycle bin that enough disk space is allocated for the C drive.

Solution 2

Assuming your recycle bin is configured properly, it sounds like you're running into normal behavior. (It's not clear, because you don't indicate what you're deleting.) Be aware, as per KB320031, the following deletion actions do not send files to the Recycle Bin, whether or not the Recycle Bin is active:

Deletions from removable disks (CD-RWs, floppy disks, Zip drives, and other removable disks).
Deletions from remote shares.
Deletions from compressed (zipped) folders.
Deletions at the command line.

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Allen

Updated on September 17, 2022

Comments

Allen almost 2 years

I am using a laptop from my company, installed with Windows 7. I found that I cannot delete the files to Recycle Bin. The files will always deleted permanently without going to the Recycle Bin.

I am sure that the setting of the Recycle Bin is not "Remove files immediately when deleted".

Then, I checked that, deleting files work fine in other drives, but only C: does not work. Besides that, C:\$RECYCLE.BIN is missing, but D: and E: have the $RECYCLE.BIN. I think that is why there is no problem other drives to use Recycle Bin.

Please help.
- user3333603 over 13 years
  
  Try making the $RECYCLE.BIN again. :) idk
- Allen over 13 years
  
  Tried, not work. The folder does not work as real Recycle Bin, no function at all.
- Riguez over 13 years
  
  Check to make sure the custom size of the recycle bin is large enough and display confirmation is checked under the recycle bin properties
- Allen over 13 years
  
  I checked. The size of my C: drive Recycle Bin setting is 8422MB
- Admin over 13 years
  
  I would disable and re-enable the Recycle Bin. If that doesn't work, it's possible you have a group policy that is forcing the behaviour you describe (though I'd expect it not to have any Recycle Bin settings at all).
- GTownAndroid over 7 years
  
  This solution (restarting in Safe Mode and deleting a file) also worked on a brand new Microsoft Surface running Windows 10 that was missing C:\$RECYCLE.BIN from the very first boot.
Allen over 13 years

I was deleting files using Windows Explorer, without pressing SHIFT key, just press delete key, even tried with right-click then delete. And also, the files deleted are any files: shortcut files, text files, folders, etc. All of them do not go into Recycle Bin.
Allen over 13 years

Thank you. This is the solution, enter in safe mode, delete any file, the Recycle Bin appeared.
harrymc over 13 years

I still don't like the fact that this solution did work. It probably means that some product you have installed has blocked the normal functions of Windows.
Rafael Rivera over 13 years

Definitely sounds suspicious, unless perhaps this is a case of corporate policy junkware.
harrymc over 13 years

@Rafael Rivera: A very plausible explanation.
ganesh over 10 years

I expect that corporate IT could have helped or informed him if it was corporate policy junkware. (Also, WTF only on the C volume and not on the others)
Allen over 10 years

It was not related to the networked drive.
Anthony Geoghegan over 8 years

You would need to clarify what you mean and provide more details for this answer to be useful, particularly for "re-configure the existing currupted profile".
Scott - Слава Україні over 5 years

But in this case the OP says that C:\$Recycle.Bin doesn’t exist.
Ahmed Hassan Suror over 5 years

@Scott If so, then a checkdsk would help cure corrupted files, also try sfc /scannow