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What purpose does the hidden folder $RECYCLE.BIN have?

Hy!
What purpose does the hidden folder $RECYCLE.BIN have?
These folders use a lot of space on my partitions (from ~4GB to ~12GB).
Can I delete the $RECYCLE.BIN folder or will my system crash?
Similar question goes for the RECYCLER folder.

I have emptied the Recycle Bin and set its size manually to my desired value (which does not have anything in comon with mentioned folders sizes).

Regards,
Andrej

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Hi There,

The significance is that it is there to give you a chance to undelete a file when you make a mistake - I guess you have exposed protected OS files and showing all hidden files on your PC.

Moving a file on a drive means only the name is moved (as a delete to recycle bin does).

Hope this helps

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Kwame Danquah Jr. V.P.[Infrastructure, Comm., & Security ]| Bison MicroSystems Limited | Ghana |

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Last updated September 11, 2022 Views 169,344 Applies to: