Monday, March 10, 2014

Emptying The Recycle Bin In Windows XP OS

Windows XP has been one of the brilliant OS platforms of all time and no operating system has stayed this long as XP. It is very efficient when it comes to performance and millions of users still use XP on their desktops and laptops and they all love its simple interface. It is a fact that many new platforms have been introduced after Windows XP like Vista, Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. Still you would find many users unwilling to upgrade from their Windows XP platform. Microsoft has already decided to end the support offered for XP to focus on its more recent OS platforms.

If you have been using XP for quite a long time, you would definitely know about its basic features and you would know how to find the Recycle bin on your desktop of Windows XP platform. The major function of the Recycle bin is to act just like a trash can and you could leave all unwanted files, folders or documents in it. The items that you normally delete from your XP platform reach the Recycle bin. But you ought to remember that your hard drive space is still used by the deleted files and folders in the Recycle Bin and hence when the files and folders stored reach a particular limit, Windows XP might delete the files and folders automatically from it.

The Windows XP help instructions for emptying your Recycle Bin a very easy process and you could do it in a minute or so.
  • You need to first right click on the icon of Recycle Bin.
  • You will find the same on the desktop of your XP desktop. Now select the Empty Recycle Bin option.
  • Now a confirmation box will appear on your screen and you need to confirm whether it should be deleted or not. Think before confirming the same because you would not be able to retrieve it later.
These are the different steps that you ought to follow for emptying the Recycle bin in Windows XP OS platform. If you want to retrieve any item, right click on the Recycle Bin icon, select Open, and choose the file that you wish to retrieve and select Restore this Item and the file would be back on your computer in the folder from which it was deleted.

If you have any doubts regarding the retrieving of files, you need to contact the Windows XP help and support team for assistance.

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