"This file is too large for recycle bin."
I can't find it in my videos, but is it still deleted even though it didn't go to the recycle bin? "
"I was moving folders around on/off my external hard drive and when I was deleting a folder from my computer after moving it I got a "file too big for recycling bin do you want to permanently delete" and absent-mindedly hit "YES" (thinking I was deleting a CD).
1 sec later I realized I deleting my ENTIRE music collection from my external.
Please tell me this was not really permanent and that I can get it back."
It is known that the Recycle Bin is the temporary storage space used to save deleted files and folders. It is also a failsafe in the event of accidental deletions as we can always go to the Recycle Bin and restore the files we need. Questions like the above-mentioned are no rare cases because Windows does not provide any tool to recover files permanently deleted or cleared out from Recycle Bin.
Why would some files too large for Recycle Bin?
First, let's find out the default capacity of Recycle bin. Recycle Bin is a virtual folder that stores the information of files deleted in Window Explorer by users. It doesn't have a path or a fixed capacity. The capacity of the Recycle Bin is determined by each underlying volume size.
In Windows operating systems with NTFS filesystem, each volume has a $Recycle.Bin folder under it, which normally is set to Hidden. The capacity of Recycle Bin is the total size of each $Recycle.Bin combined. The calculation might vary in different versions of Windows but starting with Windows Vista, the algorithm for default $Recycle.Bin size is ten percent of the first 40GB of volume size/quota, and five percent of any remaining volume/quota above 40GB.
For example, if you have a 100GB hard drive, the capacity of the $Recycle.Bin folder of this drive is 40x10% + 60x5% = 7GB, which is 7168MB. If you attempt to delete anything on this drive bigger than 7168MB, the operating system will show you the "File too large for recycling bin do you want to permanently delete?" message. If you choose permanently delete, the file will bypass the Recycle Bin and be removed straight way.
As the deleted files slowly fill up the recycle bin, older files will be cleared out to make room for newly deleted files. So the photo you deleted 3 years ago may have been purged by the system already.
How to Manually Set Recycle Bin Capacity?
If you don't like the default size of the recycle bin, you can tweak the number to meet your own need.
1. Right-click on the Recycle Bin icon and select Properties.
2.Select the Recycle Bin Location for the drive you wish to change the Maximum size for.
3.Select Custom Size and set the Maximum size in MB for storage you want. Click on Apply.
4. Repeat the above steps to change the recycle bin size on other volumes.
5. When finished, click OK to leave.
How to Recover Permanently Deleted Files?
If you inadvertently clicked on Permanent delete when the file is too large for Recycle Bin, you will not be able to recover it with default Windows utilities. But do not despair, you can always use H Data Recovery Software to help you retrieve the lost files.
With our advanced algorithm, H Data Recovery Software scans deep into the file structure and can recover files permanently deleted by Windows or cleared by Recycle Bin. Also, data lost due to accidental formatting or partition crash can also be retrieved using H Data Recovery. If these problems are bothering you, free download and start to recover deleted files on your own!
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