The Recycle Bin can be disabled in Recycle Bin Properties with a single click. This can be useful when deleting unimportant files, but you need to be careful not to use the shortcut unintentionally, and that also applies to other keyboard shortcuts in Windows. Here are some reasons why deleted files don’t always end up in the Recycle Bin: Well, that’s how things should work in theory, but the reality is often different. When you select a file and hit Delete on your keyboard, the file doesn’t disappear from your system-it is moved to the Recycle Bin, where it stays until you permanently delete it by emptying the Recycle Bin. The Recycle Bin in Windows is a special folder that acts as a temporary storage space for deleted files. Why Are Deleted Files Not in the Recycle Bin?