Deleting OneDrive files from the cloud will no longer move them to your PC or Mac Recycle Bin.

Microsoft has announced that cloud-deleted OneDrive files will no longer appear in the local Recycle Bin starting May 2026, with no admin opt-out available.

In Windows 11/10 OS if you accidentally delete a file, you can restore it back from the Recycle Bin. This gives you peace of mind that your important files are always safe and a little carelessness ...

When you normally delete files, either by dragging them to the Trash, using a system or contextual menu, or by using the Command-Delete hot key, OS X will move the file to the Trash where it will wait ...

What is happening here is that Windows cannot perform the activities related to Recycle Bin because it cannot find the association with the action. Follow these methods to fix the problem on your PC.

I only noticed something was off when older items started going missing.