Change Recycle Bin Storage Size on Windows 10

Every time a file gets deleted on Windows 10, it goes to the Recycle Bin. In fact, the Recycle Bin is more like a filter that stores all the deleted folders and files. You can retrieve deleted files/folders from it at any time later. The files will be restored to their original locations. So if you have accidentally deleted files, then you can recover them.

But did you know that the amount of data stored in Windows 10 Recycle Bin depends on the storage size of the Bin? Yes, deleted files will be stored in Recycle Bin until the storage size is reached. Once the maximum storage size exceeds, then Recycle Bin automatically deletes older files permanently to make space for newly deleted files.

So if you want to keep deleted files in Recycle Bin, then you can increase the maximum storage size for it. Yes, you can do it! Here’s the tutorial which tells you how to change the maximum storage size for Windows 10 Recycle Bin.

Tip: Create a system restore point before resizing the Bin so that if something goes wrong, then you can revert to the previous settings.

• Right-click on Recycle Bin icon on your desktop, click on Properties

• Next, select the local disk i.e. Local Disk C:

• Under Settings for the selected location, you will find an option called Custom size. Here you can set the maximum storage size (in MB).

• Finally, click on Apply to ensure the settings are applied. Then click OK.

That’s it, you’re done!

Note: The maximum storage size of the Recycle Bin location, by default, is 5% of the space available.

There are times when you empty Recycle Bin in Windows 10 to clear up space. However, before emptying the Bin you don’t check for the contents. Later you realize that you had a few important files present in it. But it’s too late now, and you think files are permanently erased. Well, what if we say that you can retrieve files after emptying Recycle Bin in Windows 10. Yes, with the help of the My File Recovery tool, you can easily restore files emptied from the Recycle Bin.

Additional Info: If you want to retrieve files after emptying Trash on Mac, then follow the link to know the complete recovery process.

My File Recovery software helps to get back files deleted/lost due to various reasons. Files getting accidentally deleted, erased after format, lost during transfer from one storage device to another, and so on. The application will recover Word DOC files, PPT files, Excel files, etc., on various Windows OS versions.

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