Once the recycle bin reaches its allocated capacity, it will delete old files to make room for new ones.įor a vast majority of Windows users, the default recycle bin size is sufficient. Since the storage space is allocated dynamically, the recycle bin will only occupy as much space as it needs in that available 5 to 15 percent of the partition size.
In every partition, Windows dynamically reserves 5 to 15 percent of the space for the recycle bin.
