Implementations
Recycle bin functionality is usually integrated into a desktop environment and its file manager. Examples include:
- Mac OS and Mac OS X, with Macintosh Finder, as "Trash" (or Wastebasket in defunct localisations)
- Microsoft Windows, with Windows Explorer, as "Recycle Bin", which is technically a more accurate name as disk space is reclaimed (or recycled) by the user once files are permanently deleted
- GNOME (Linux), with Nautilus
- KDE (Linux), with Konqueror and Dolphin
- Xfce (Linux), with Thunar
- Amiga, when using the WorkBench. The Professional File System added trashcan-esque behavior at the filesystem level.
- Windows Live, with Skydrive
Some implementations may contain "shredding" functionality to counter data remanence.
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