Ten years later, with Java 9, finally there is a builtin way to move files to the Trash Bin java.awt.Desktop.moveToTrash(java.io.File): public boolean moveToTrash​(File file) Moves the specified file to the trash. Parameters: file – the file Returns: returns true if successfully moved the file to the trash. The availability of this feature for the underlying platform … Read more
It’s a good thing you’re using Python, I created a library to do just that a while ago: http://www.hardcoded.net/articles/send-files-to-trash-on-all-platforms.htm On PyPI: Send2Trash Installation Using conda: conda install Send2Trash Using pip: pip install Send2Trash Usage Delete file or folders from send2trash import send2trash send2trash(“directory”)
2017 answer: use the Recycle module Install-Module -Name Recycle Then run: Remove-ItemSafely file I like to make an alias called trash for this.
You can effectively “empty” the Recycle Bin from the command line by permanently deleting the Recycle Bin directory on the drive that contains the system files. (In most cases, this will be the C: drive, but you shouldn’t hardcode that value because it won’t always be true. Instead, use the %systemdrive% environment variable.) The reason … Read more
Use FileSystem.DeleteFile and specify the right RecycleOption. While this will work with UI Interactive Apps, it will not work with non UI interactive apps like a Windows Service app.
It uses the normal trash bin of your system. So you can grab it our of there. In Windows you find it in the explorer, in Linux it is as well in Konquerer / Nemo / …