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   knuttle to Frank Slootweg   
   Re: How to empty recycle bin   
   29 Nov 25 12:04:55   
   
   From: keith_nuttle@yahoo.com   
      
   On 11/29/2025 8:26 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > s|b  wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:01:41 +0100, Fokke Nauta wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> My friend has a Samsung tablet with Android 11. We want to empty the   
   >>> recycle bin, but I can't find it. How can I find it?   
   >>   
   >> There's a recycle bin on Android? o-:   
   >   
   >    Yes, but it's called 'the Trash'. And like on Windows, it's a per-app   
   > function. (I don't know which 'apps' other than (Windows) File Explorer   
   > use the Recycle Bin.)   
   >   
   >    An advantage of the Android-type Trash is that it is timed, typically   
   > for 30 days, so after an item is deleted, it will be kept for 30 days.   
   >   
   >    So my Windows Recycle Bin is nearly always empty, because I don't like   
   > cruft, but my Android Trash cans just empty themselves.   
   >   
   >    (And yes, I of course saw and noted the smiley.)   
   On my Motorola G pure cellphone, in the Settings, I can see the and   
   delete the amount of data in documents, images, apps, and trash.  If I   
   click Trash, and delete all of part.   
      
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