Policy

Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin

When a file or folder is deleted in File Explorer, a copy of the file or folder is placed in the Recycle Bin. Using this setting, you can change this behavior. If you enable this setting, files and folders that are deleted using File Explorer will not be placed in the Recycle Bin and will therefore be permanently deleted. If you disable or do not configure this setting, files and folders deleted using File Explorer will be placed in the Recycle Bin.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / File Explorer
Policy ID 7a390ae65aca
Internal name NoRecycleFiles

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoRecycleFiles (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoRecycleFiles (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

When a file or folder is deleted in File Explorer, a copy of the file or folder is placed in the Recycle Bin. Using this setting, you can change this behavior. If you enable this setting, files and folders that are deleted using File Explorer will not be placed in the Recycle Bin and will therefore be permanently deleted. If you disable or do not configure this setting, files and folders deleted using File Explorer will be placed in the Recycle Bin.

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