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I am interested to know, in which location and format are files stored when we put them in Recycle Bin? And when we delete them, where they go?

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Open Windows Explorer and enter:

C:\$Recycle.Bin

You'll see hidden directories named \$Recycle.Bin\%SID%, where %SID% is the SID of the user that performed the deletion.

If you delete the file from Recycle Bin, his handle will be deleted from the File Allocation Table / Master File Table (the file itself will NOT be deleted!).

If you defrag your hard disk, the file will be deleted finally :)

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About a format of the files in the Bin please take a look:

The reference is removed, a metadata file is kept in the Recycle Bin to know the original location.

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