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Squelch the “Are you sure?” message. On the Ribbon’s Home

tab, click the beneath the Delete button. From the shortcut menu,
turn off “Show recycle confirmation.” Or, in the Recycle Bin’s
Properties dialog box (Figure 3-13), turn off “Display delete
confirmation dialog.” Now you’ll never get that message when you

put something into the Recycle Bin.

Bypass the Recycle Bin just this time. Again, use the beneath

the Delete button on the Ribbon’s Home tab. From the shortcut
menu choose “Permanently delete”; you’ve just deleted the file
permanently, skipping its layover in the Recycle Bin.

Note

Pressing Shift while you delete a file (and then clicking Yes in the confirmation box,
or hitting Enter), also deletes the file instantly. The Shift-key trick works for every
method of deleting a file: pressing the Delete key, choosing Delete from the shortcut
menu, and so on.

Bypass the Recycle Bin for good. If you, a person of steely nerve

and perfect judgment, never delete a file in error, then your files
can always bypass the Recycle Bin. No confirmations, no second

chances. You’ll reclaim disk space instantly when you press the
Delete key to vaporize a highlighted file or folder.

To set this up, right-click the Recycle Bin. From the shortcut menu,
choose Properties (Figure 3-13). Select “Don’t move files to the

Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted.”

And voilà! Your safety net is gone (especially if you also turn off
the “Display delete confirmation dialog” checkbox—then you’re

really living dangerously).