Deleting files with the Recycle Bin icon is as simple as dragging and dropping unwanted files and folders onto the icon, which is an action that has become commonplace for longtime Windows users.īut adding the Recycle Bin icon to the desktop in Windows 8 will require you to access the Personalize menu, which is something that you might not be familiar with. You may want to learn how to show the recycle bin in Windows 8 if you are used to having it there from earlier versions of Windows and rely on the recycle bin to delete unwanted folders and files.
