Policy
Maximum allowed Recycle Bin size
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows2000, WindowsServer2003, WindowsXP
Limits the percentage of a volume's disk space that can be used to store deleted files. If you enable this setting, the user has a maximum amount of disk space that may be used for the Recycle Bin on their workstation. If you disable or do not configure this setting, users can change the total amount of disk space used by the Recycle Bin. Note: This setting is applied to all volumes.
Internal name
RecycleBinSize
Policy ID
d8c9aa825ed9
Elements
1
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
Maximum Recycle Bin size: ID RecycleBinSizeSpin | decimal | HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\RecycleBinSize Type REG_DWORD | Range: ? to 100 |
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