I had a file on a USB pen drive I accidentally deleted. I went to
the Recycle Bin folder to recover it. But the file was not there.
Luckily the file was not very important. I have experimented with
deleting files on the USB pen drive and it appears the deleted files do
not go to the Recycle Bin. Where do the files go? Is it possible to
undo a delete from a USB pen drive?
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As you've found out, there's not always a recycle bin. In fact, in
my experience, occasionally there is, but it's not used.
It's quite confusing, and somewhat surprising, but the recycle bin
seems to be used inconsistently across versions of Windows, at least
when it comes to what Windows considers to be a "removable" device.
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