Remove the Delete option from the right click menu of the Recycle Bin

Submission details

21 +37/-16 votes

Remove the Delete option from the right click menu of the Recycle Bin

Submitted by talkersoft on July 7, 2008 to Annoyance, Usability

Problem: In windows XP there was no right click option for deleting your recycle bin. This just does not make sense. It is inconstant with XP. If you delete anything else on your computer from a right click context menu it goes to the recycle bin.

When you delete the recycle bin it is no longer there for us to click on and find the file we actually deleted.

Solution: Remove the delete option from the right click menu in Vista for the recycle bin.

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

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Discussion (13 comments)

Ensign Joe wrote on July 7, 2008, 9:21pm

Yes, I think unexperienced users expect the "Delete" option to empty the recycle bin.
It should be removed.

.Chris wrote on July 8, 2008, 2:25am

I've done that a lot and i'm an experience windows user....

promoted. sure they have it so people can remove it so they have a clean desktop...but I fell they could remove this icon all together and have this built in to the sidebar or even the new "superbar" or what ever they call it in windows 7

blueskynis wrote on July 8, 2008, 2:26am

Maybe the option should be renamed to "Show on Desktop" and be as a tick option eg "Show on Desktop" on My Computer.

bearluke wrote on July 8, 2008, 9:21am

-1
a clear message warning is shown when you try to delete the recycle bin ICON. If you don't read the warning message and click ok, it's your fault!

0vermind wrote on July 9, 2008, 6:39pm

-1
The delete option is there so that you can delete the Recycle Bin off the desktop. Otherwise you have to go to Personalization->Check desktop icons->and uncheck Recycle Bin. That takes too much work so they put a delete option on the Recycle Bin. This was a good idea!

birdoman wrote on July 10, 2008, 4:40am

The original idea is good, but the wording may be misleading, especially for Windows users who aren't 'technically minded' (ahem).

jiifurusu wrote on July 10, 2008, 5:15am

+1

The option should be kept, but renamed.

Turbo wrote on July 10, 2008, 3:22pm

Yep, the wording is confusing. "Remove from desktop" is clearer.

Also, this same menu option exists in all the special desktop folders: computer, network, control panel, user profile, etc.

thenonhacker wrote on July 10, 2008, 5:42pm

Agreed with Turbo.

"Remove from desktop" is MORE ACCURATE. It implies that you can re-add the Recycle Bin later if you want.

talkersoft wrote on July 10, 2008, 6:47pm

OK, but they should at least give you instructions to re enable it during the removal process.

.Chris wrote on August 18, 2008, 9:04am

why? It's windows nor a school text book

nyp wrote on June 12, 2009, 11:53am

Fixed in Windows 7.

antiufo wrote on June 12, 2009, 8:20pm

@nyp
They removed the command instead of renaming it :-(