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Using the Recycle Bin…

Are you tired of being asked, are you sure you want to send (name of file) to the Recycle Bin?

To stop this warning message, right-click the Recycle Bin icon and click Properties. On the Global tab, select to remove the check in “Display delete confirmation dialog.”

You also can bypass Recycle Bin when you delete files. But if you are absolutely sure you would like to delete a file permanently, hold down Shift and press Del to delete stuff. Anything deleted in this manner is simply gone. By the way, this also works in Outlook and Outlook Express if you permanently want to get rid of an email.

If you always want to delete files this way, right-click Recycle Bin and click Properties. On the Global tab, select “Do not move files to the Recycle Bin.” This is not recommended because you won’t have a chance to recover any files.