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Windows 95 File Removal - Uninstall - Recycle Bin

Too Much in the Recycle Bin

SUMMARY: Tell Windows 95 to use less hard drive room for the Recycle Bin.

Do you frequently forget to remove files from the Recycle Bin, thus keeping a lot of needless files on your computer using up valuable hard drive room? Force the Recycle Bin to only use a small percentage of your hard drive room. To do so, right-click on the Recycle Bin and choose "Properties." A scroll bar appears on the multi-tabbed dialog box which follows. Move it to the left to cause the bin to use less hard drive room - move it to the right to allow the bin to use more room.

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