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How can I delete files in Windows XP/2003 without having them go to the Recycle Bin? You can delete files immediately without having them move to the Recycle Bin first. There are 2 ways to do so: The first and easiest (also works for other versions of Windows) is to delete the file, files or…

Can I delete the Internet Explorer Address Bar History? Sure you can! When you use Internet Explorer to browse to a website and do so by directly typing the URL in the address bar, the URL you’ve typed will be saved. This is useful for your own use, but in case you’re using a computer…

Jeff Hicks shows us tips for getting started with the DISM cmdlets in Windows PowerShell, along with steps for adjusting desktop settings with them.

MC241752 – With this update, we show your end users a warning message the first time that they delete file(s) from the OneDrive sync client (Windows and Mac). The warning advises that their file will be deleted from OneDrive everywhere and teaches the user about the OneDrive recycle bin where they can restore their file if…

Learn how to adjust deleted item retention limits for Microsoft Exchange Online in this how-to article by J. Peter Bruzzese.

Can I recover deleted items through Outlook Web Access (OWA) in Exchange 2003? Can I recover hard-deleted items through OWA? Of course you can. Deleted items that are deleted via OWA or the regular Outlook client can be easily recovered, as long as the items that were deleted we not purged from the Exchange store….

When cloning a computer running Windows XP, 2003, Vista or 2008, one of the tasks that you should perform before running SYSPREP is to delete the Internet Explorer 6 history, stored passwords, offline files and cookies. Same goes when preparing a computer for transfer to another user, or simply requiring that previous user data be…

Looking for a simple and easy way to delete content with PowerShell? Here you go.

Aidan Finn discusses a new preview recycle bin feature for Azure blob storage called Soft Delete.

Anyone who has relied on a hard drive or other storage device has probably lost an important file. It may be due to accidental deletion, data corruption, or merely a change of mind – “Shoot, I shouldn’t have deleted that file!”. The good news is that these files can almost always be restored. In this post, we walk you through a few simple steps to recover those lost files.