is it possible to make a 'recycle bin' on a flash or thumb drive?

Anonymous
2021-06-29T16:16:26+00:00

is it possible to make a 'recycle bin' on a flash or thumb drive?

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-07-31T13:39:37+00:00

    Yes you can, I have one on my SD Card right now on my Tablet. Just copy this text below in notepad and save as a REG file. like adddrive.reg. Then click it and merge it. Logout and back on. When you unhide your files/folders, you will see the hidden recycle bin.

    Copy the Reg file below here between the lines and save as a reg file extension from notepad. The reg file sets up for future added users so when you create a new account they can have a recycle bin on flash memory device(non fixed drive).

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    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

    "RecycleBinDrives"=dword:ffffffff

    [HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

    "RecycleBinDrives"=dword:ffffffff

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

    "RecycleBinDrives"=dword:ffffffff

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    two drives.. D is SD card

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    This shows I have an SD Card driver installed

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    This shows in Systray, I have SD Card plugged in. And it shows NEW FOLDER deleted from D drive(sd card) in Recycle Bin.

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  2. Don Varnau 19,910 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-07-01T09:07:43+00:00

    thanks, that is why nobody talked about it.

    i see how to get recycle bin on a hard "local" drive.

    Tanks again.

    ed

    You're welcome.

    Don

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-07-01T02:10:47+00:00

    thanks, that is why nobody talked about it.

    i see how to get recycle bin on a hard "local" drive.

    Tanks again.

    ed

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  4. Don Varnau 19,910 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-06-29T19:42:29+00:00

    is it possible to make a 'recycle bin' on a flash or thumb drive?

    You could create a folder and name it Trash or Deleted Or Recycled or whatever. It won't be a system folder. It will be a storage folder for files you intend to manually delete later.

    Don

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