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Deleting files and folders
When you throw away paper files and folders, you take them out of your file
cabinet and put them in a trash can. Eventually a trash collector empties the
can and takes the trash away.
In Windows, you throw away files and folders by first moving them to the
Windows trash can, the Recycle Bin, where they remain until you decide to
empty the bin.
You can recover any file in the Recycle Bin as long as the bin has not been
emptied.
To delete files or folders:
1 Select the files or folders that you want to delete. For instructions on how
to select multiple files and folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 43.
2 Right-click, then select
Delete from the pop-up menu. Windows moves
the files and folders to the Recycle Bin.
To recover files or folders from the Recycle Bin:
1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon. The Recycle Bin window opens listing
the files and folders you have deleted since the last time you emptied it.
2 If you want to recover all the files and folders in the bin, click
Restore
All
(Windows Me) or select all the files, then right-click and select Restore
(Windows 98).
- OR -
If you want to recover individual files and folders, select them from the
list, then click
Restore (Windows Me) or right-click and select Restore
(Windows 98). For instructions on how to select multiple files and
folders, see “Shortcuts” on page 43.
Windows returns the deleted files and folders to their original locations.
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