Windows 8.1 is much smarter than previous versions of this operating system. Many of its tools have become smarter and more automatic. The Recycle Bin in Windows 8.1 has also changed. In this article, we will tell you why ordinary users do not need to clean it at all. And we will also indicate a number of cases when, on the contrary, it is necessary.
Instructions
Step 1
Recycle Bin is a special folder where files go after deletion. Here they are in case you decide to restore an erroneously deleted document or folder. The size of the basket grows over time. Users have the feeling that this takes up extra space on the drive, and on the system drive. And as it is often used not such a large SSD, and the space on it is very valuable.
Step 2
You shouldn't empty the Trash to free up disk space. If it is necessary to allocate space for new data, Windows 8.1 itself permanently deletes the files left to it for storage. And he chooses the oldest of them. So if the system needs free disk space, the Recycle Bin will provide it without your command. And too large files do not fit into it at all and are completely deleted immediately.
Step 3
But there are a number of points in which you still need to empty the Trash on a laptop with Windows 8.1. For example, to prevent an attacker from recovering a secret file. But in this case, just delete important documents by Shift-Del. This will delete the file without going through the Trash. Or select the option "Shred files without placing them in the trash …" in the properties of the Trash folder.
