Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin
- Policy ID
- NoRecycleFiles
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems or Windows XP Professional
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › File Explorer
Description
When a file or folder is deleted in File Explorer, a copy of the file or folder is placed in the Recycle Bin. Using this setting, you can change this behavior.
If you enable this setting, files and folders that are deleted using File Explorer will not be placed in the Recycle Bin and will therefore be permanently deleted.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, files and folders deleted using File Explorer will be placed in the Recycle Bin.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- NoRecycleFiles-