{"id":3592,"date":"2020-07-27T06:26:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T06:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2020-07-27T06:31:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T06:31:30","slug":"deleted-files-not-showing-up-in-the-recycle-bin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/deleted-files-not-showing-up-in-the-recycle-bin\/","title":{"rendered":"Deleted Files Not Showing Up in the Recycle Bin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This article talks about the issue that deleted\nfiles not showing up in the Recycle Bin, explaining causes behind it and how to\nrecover permanently deleted files using freeware. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deleted files not showing up in the\nRecycle Bin<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\nYou cannot be more familiar with deleting files, as it is one of the\noperations you may carry out every day. Have you wondered where deleted files\ngo? In general, deleted files go into the Recycle Bin which is actually the\n$Recycle.bin system folder, and you can restore deleted files from it. Recycle\nBin has a shortcut icon on the desktop, which enables you to open it easily.\nHowever, sometimes, you cannot see deleted files in Recycle Bin. Why deleted\nfile not showing up in the Recycle Bin? Here are some situations: \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You empty the Recycle Bin: right-click on Recycle Bin icon and choose &#8216;Empty Recycle Bin&#8217;.<\/li><li>You delete files in Recycle Bin: open Recycle Bin and delete files there.<\/li><li>You use Shfit+Delete to delete files: when pressing Delete button you hold Shift key and the file deleted in this way won&#8217;t go into Recycle Bin. It seems that the file is deleted permanently.<\/li><li>Files gets deleted from USB drives: USB disk such as SD card, USB flash drive, etc. does not have a $Recycle.bin folder, thus when you delete a file from USB disk, you cannot find it in computer Recycle Bin.<\/li><li>Delete files with Command prompt: the effect of deleting files using Command Prompt is the same as Shift + Delete.<\/li><li>The file you deleted is too large: if you delete a file which is too large, for example larger than 4GB, Windows will delete it directly without putting it to Recycle Bin.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recycle Bin Recovery: How to recover\ndeleted files from Recycle Bin?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>More\noften than not, it does not mean you lose the file forever when deleted files\nare not showing up in the Recycle Bin. There are data recovery tools that can\nretrieve permanently deleted files from USB drive or empty Recycle Bin. Most deleted\nfile recovery programs have a graphical interface and the recovery is easy to\nperform. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/eassos-recovery-free.php\">Eassos\nRecovery Free<\/a> is free data recovery software which supports to recover\ndeleted files, recover formatted partition, recover RAW drive, search for lost\nor deleted partition, etc. The point is that it is freeware and allows to copy\n1GB found data free of charge. Now let\u2019s start the recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step\n1<\/strong>:\nInstall and open Eassos Recovery Free edition. After opening it, you can see four\noptions on the main interface. Select one according to your data loss\nsituation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-01.png\" alt=\"Deleted Files Not Showing Up in The Recycle Bin\" class=\"wp-image-2930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-01.png 900w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-01-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-01-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-01-386x300.png 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Select a drive and click <strong>Next <\/strong>button to start searching for lost files. The scanning won&#8217;t take too long to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-02.png\" alt=\"Deleted Files Not Showing Up in The Recycle Bin\" class=\"wp-image-2931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-02.png 900w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-02-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-02-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-02-386x300.png 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step\n3<\/strong>:\nPreview files after scanning. You can view all files found by the software to check\nif they are corrupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data\noverwrite can happen after data loss, thus there is possibility that wanted\nfiles are corrupted. In this case, it is important to preview files, as you can\ncheck if you can recover them correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-04.png\" alt=\"Deleted Files Not Showing Up in The Recycle Bin\" class=\"wp-image-2932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-04.png 900w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-04-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-04-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-04-386x300.png 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step\n4: <\/strong>Select files and folders you want to recover and click\nRecover button. Then the software will ask you to specify a location to store\nrecovered data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-05.png\" alt=\"Deleted Files Not Showing Up in The Recycle Bin\" class=\"wp-image-2933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-05.png 900w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-05-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-05-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/recover-deleted-images-05-386x300.png 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs on deleted files &amp; Recycle\nBin<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. How do you\nrecover a deleted file that is not in the Recycle Bin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To\nrecover deleted files that not in the Recycle Bin you can try following\nmethods:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. If you&#8217;ve enabled the feature in Windows, you can try restoring files from previous versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.\nRetrieve files from a recent backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Use\ndata recovery software to perform deleted file recovery or Recycle Bin\nRecovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Where does\nRecycle Bin files go when deleted?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Files\ndeleted from local disk are moved to Recycle Bin, and file deleted by\nShift+Delete or deleted from USB disk, they will be deleted without being put\ninto Recycle Bin. It does not mean files are permanently erased even though deleted\nfiles not showing up in the Recycle Bin. In most case, they remain on the disk\nspace being invisible to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. What happens\nto deleted files in Recycle Bin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deleting\na file from the Recycle Bin or using Shift+Delete to delete a file only removes\nits entry from file system. The disk space stores the file does not get wiped\nimmediately. Since system cannot know where it is stored, the file is not\nlonger visible. As long as, the disk space is not reused by other data, the\ndeleted file stays on your disk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. How do to\nrecover deleted files from Recycle Bin after empty?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\neasiest way of recovering deleted files is retrieving from backups, and yet it\nis not possible that all of us keep backups. In this case, you can also try\nfile recovery software to get back deleted files from Recycle Bin after empty: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diskgenius.com\/how-to\/recover-deleted-files.php\">How to recover deleted files even the Recycle\nBin is emptied?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. How to\nrecover deleted videos that are not in Recycle Bin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Steps to recover deleted videos that are\nnot in Recycle Bin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: Launch Eassos Recovery Free\nedition and choose Recover Deleted Files option on the main interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: Choose the partition where\ndeleted videos were stored and click Next button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 3: Wait for the scanning to\ncomplete and copy wanted files to a different location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more methods regarding video file\nrecovery, please refer to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diskgenius.com\/how-to\/recover-deleted-vidoes.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How\nto recover deleted videos?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This article explains why deleted files not\nshowing up in the Recycle Bin and how to recover deleted files from Recycle Bin\nafter it gets emptied. Hope you can handle this issue on your own. Eassos\nRecovery Free is free data recovery software that works on many data loss\nsituations. 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