Policy

Configure Storage Sense Recycle Bin cleanup threshold

When Storage Sense runs, it can delete files in the user’s Recycle Bin if they have been there for over a certain amount of days. If the group policy "Allow Storage Sense" is disabled, then this policy does not have any effect. Enabled: You must provide the minimum age threshold (in days) of a file in the Recycle Bin before Storage Sense will delete it. Supported values are: 0 - 365. If you set this value to zero, Storage Sense will not delete files in the user’s Recycle Bin. The default is 30 days. Disabled or Not Configured: By default, Storage Sense will delete files in the user’s Recycle Bin that have been there for over 30 days. Users can configure this setting in Storage settings.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategorySystem / Storage Sense
Policy IDb4f046d11d56
Internal nameSS_ConfigStorageSenseRecycleBinCleanupThreshold

Registry

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HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense\ConfigStorageSenseRecycleBinCleanupThreshold

Policy notes

When Storage Sense runs, it can delete files in the user’s Recycle Bin if they have been there for over a certain amount of days. If the group policy "Allow Storage Sense" is disabled, then this policy does not have any effect. Enabled: You must provide the minimum age threshold (in days) of a file in the Recycle Bin before Storage Sense will delete it. Supported values are: 0 - 365. If you set this value to zero, Storage Sense will not delete files in the user’s Recycle Bin. The default is 30 days. Disabled or Not Configured: By default, Storage Sense will delete files in the user’s Recycle Bin that have been there for over 30 days. Users can configure this setting in Storage settings.

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