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4. Click –
Recycle : to delete a file/folder and send it to Recycle Bin.

Permanently delete : to delete a file/folder permanently from the
computer.
The selected file/folder is deleted.

Restoring a Deleted File/Folder 3
You can restore a deleted file/folder from the Recycle Bin.

To restore a file/folder:
1. Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on the Desktop.
The Recycle Bin folder opens in the File Explorer. 1
2. In the Contents pane, select the file/folder you want to restore.

3. On the Manage tab, click the Restore the selected items button
in the Restore group.
The selected file/folder disappears from the Recycle Bin and is
restored to its original location. 2

Try This
Experiential Learning
1. Open File Explorer.
2. Under C drive, create a folder with the name MyFolder.
3. In the folder MyFolder, create two folders with the names – Documents1 and Documents2.

4. In the Documents1 folder, create three files – a Word file titled MyWordFile1, an Excel file titled
MyExcelWorkbook1, and a text file titled MyNotesFile1.
5. Copy the MyWordFile1 to Documents2 folder.
6. Move the MyNotesFile1 to Documents2 folder.
7. Delete the MyWordFile1 from Documents2 folder.

8. Restore the deleted file from the Recycle Bin.
9. Rename the Documents2 folder to BackupFolder.

Mind Fog ERROR

There are several Windows files and folders that you should never delete or remove from their current
location. Doing so could result in an unstable system, loss of data, or other negative consequences.
The folders Program Files and Program Files (x86), C:\Windows\System32, the files C:\pagefile.sys,
C:\System Volume Information, C:\Windows\WinSxS, and files with extensions .dll, .sys, .exe, .ini, .cfg, and
.msi should never be tampered with.

CHANGING THE VIEW IN FILE EXPLORER
You can configure how Windows displays the contents of a folder by changing the view. This enables you
to change the size and arrangement of icons and their details.

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