Why doesn't the available space on the hard disk increase after deleting the file?

A friend of Niu Niu used to right click and select Delete when deleting a file, but he did not have the habit of emptying the recycle bin. Later, he found that the file was deleted, and the corresponding disk space did not increase. What is going on here? He looked for the cows to help him. As a result, the cattle were diagnosed and found a large pile of documents in the recycle bin. There are too many files in the recycle bin and how much disk space is there. The reason for this is that the cows are slowly coming.

Files in the Recycle Bin also take up disk space

The Recycle Bin is used to record deletions that have been performed by all users and to save deleted information. When the information is found to be deleted by mistake, the user can restore the data through the restore function. The recycle bin is a space opened in the hard disk, but this space is different from the ordinary folder. The deletion of the file to the recycle bin is actually temporarily saved to the hard disk. If the number of deleted files is large, the files are The total volume is large, and it will take up more and more hard disk space, resulting in less and less hard disk space available to the system.

Moreover, in some cases (such as anti-virus software to kill the virus) will also access the data in the recycle bin. The more files in the Recycle Bin, the more time it takes to access the system, which affects the speed of the system. Therefore, the recycle bin should be cleaned up frequently to ensure that unnecessary files are deleted in a timely manner.

Developing a good habit of cleaning up the recycling bin

The method of emptying the recycling bin is simple: right click on the recycle bin icon on the desktop and select the "Empty Recycle Bin" item in the pop-up shortcut menu. . Click the "Yes" button in the pop-up prompt box to empty the recycle bin.

After emptying the recycle bin, the data deleted to the recycle bin will not be retrieved. It is recommended to open the recycle bin before deleting, check if there are important useful files inside, you can right before emptying. Click on these files and select "Restore" to retrieve them from the recycle bin and place them in the save location before the deletion.

If you don't know the location saved before deleting the file in the recycle bin, you can right click on the file and select "Properties". In the open window, you can see the previous save. The location, saved from the recycle bin, will be saved to this location.

You can delete files without entering the recycle bin

By default, deleting files with the right mouse button or deleting files with the Delete key is deleted directly into the recycle bin. If you don't want to clean up the recycle bin often, you can use the following tips to clear the file without deleting it.

Method 1: Shift+Delete delete method

If the file to be deleted does not have any purpose, you can delete it directly by Shift+Delete key combination. The operation method is: first use the mouse Select the file you want to delete, then directly press the "Shift+Delete" key combination on the keyboard, and the prompt "Do you want to delete it completely" will pop up later, click "Yes" (Figure 1).

Method 2: Shift+right mouse button deletion method

Similar to the above deletion method, to completely delete a file, first hold down the Shift key on the keyboard, then right click with the mouse Select "Delete" for this file and select "Yes" to delete it completely.

Method 3: Turn off the recycle bin deletion method

If you are already familiar with computer operation, you will not delete some files by mistake. You can directly close the recycle bin, and the deleted files will not enter. The recycle bin is directly deleted. The way to turn off the trash is simple: right-click on the trash can icon on your desktop and select Properties.

After selecting the "Properties" item, open the settings window:

Select a partition in the hard disk list above, and then directly select "Do not move the file to the recycle bin, immediately after removing the file. Remove it" item. Finally click "Apply/OK". After this setting, when the files in the set partition are deleted, regardless of whether you press the Shift key, they will be deleted directly without entering the recycle bin.

Tip: It is recommended not to set the partition for saving the working document to the direct delete mode. In case of a busy error, deleting the important file can be troublesome. In addition, for friends who are not familiar with computer operation, it is not recommended to turn off the recycle bin, with the protection of the recycle bin, the files that were accidentally deleted and the last straw.