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File Explorer

Send the selected item to the Recycle Bin

CtrlD

Windows Desktop app Windows 11 File Explorer

Practice this

To send the selected item to the Recycle Bin in File Explorer, press Ctrl + D. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Item selected

Delete does the same.

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in Windows - Microsoft Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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