Recycle bin not emptying windows 10

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Click the menu, and select the option that works best for you.īecause we’re only talking about deleting files in the Recycle Bin, uncheck the box beside “Delete temporary files that my apps aren’t using” if you don’t want Storage Sense removing old temporary files. The first is the frequency of when Storage Sense runs, which is set with a drop-down menu labeled “Run Storage Sense.” You can set it to run every day, week, or month-or whenever disk space is low.

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In the “Storage Sense” options, you’ll want to take note of a few different settings. Then under that, click “Configure Storage Sense or run it now.” Click the sliding switch located just below to set it to the “On” position. In Settings, click the “System” icon and then click “Storage.”Īt the top of the Storage options, you’ll see a small paragraph of text about Storage Sense. You can also press Windows+I to open Settings quickly.

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Here’s how to set it up.įirst, launch “Settings” by opening the “Start Menu” and clicking the “gear” icon on the left. Using a built-in feature called Storage Sense, you can save disk space by configuring Windows 10 to delete files of a certain age located in your Recycle Bin automatically every day, week, or month.