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File Explorer

Delete an item without using the Recycle Bin

ShiftDelete

Windows Desktop app Windows 11 File Explorer

Practice this

To delete an item without using the Recycle Bin in File Explorer, press Shift + Delete. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Item selected

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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