Virtual Recycle Bin Issue and ideas

[LoganAC34]

Hi. Great app and tools! I have an issue as well as some ideas for the virtual recycle bin addon.

My issue:
I want to delete files to my actual recycle bin. I managed to change the path to "C:$Recycle.Bin" but that doesnt show the deleted files in my recycle bin. Through some research, i found each users recycle bin is a subfolder named after the users ID. I tried using that path ("C:$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5...") but the deleted items still don't appear and i i'm not sure where they are going. I know the path is valid because i can use that in the address bar and see my recycle bin. Is there something i'm missing or a better way to make the deleted items go to the recycle bin?

My idea:
The idea i have is to add settings to the addons options that allows include/exclude paths for virtual recycle bin to work in, as well as maybe some options to specify max file size to act on and weather or not that's a sum of the deleted files or only individual files. For the include/exclude paths, it would be nice too if it works with wildcards (ex: "*") and maybe regex if possible for advanced control.

For instance, i have multiple network drives, and i only want to have a virtual drive for one. If the virtual recycle bin works with the other, my pc will get full with deleted files i don't care to retain. For the max file size options, those could help limit what files clutter the recycle bin. I mainly only want the little files i occasionally delete, but not the big files or directories i also occasionally delete - those i can restore with shadow copies/previous versions.

The most useful option for me would be exclude/include of paths for the addon to work with.

Thanks!

[tablacus]

Hi, thank you very much for your detailed feedback and great suggestions!

About sending files to the actual Recycle Bin:

The Virtual Recycle Bin addon is meant for situations where the standard Windows Recycle Bin isn’t available, such as on network drives or removable disks.
Because of that, it’s not possible to move files to the real Recycle Bin using this addon.

Even if you try using the system Recycle Bin path (like C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-...), the files won’t show up there, since Windows doesn't recognize them as deleted items unless they are removed in a specific way.

About your feature suggestions:

Thank you! Your ideas are very helpful and practical.

• ✅ Include/Exclude path filters (with support for wildcards or maybe regex):
  This would be great for limiting the addon to certain drives or folders, especially in setups with multiple network locations.

🆕 Path filter support has been added in version 1.06 of the Virtual Recycle Bin addon.
You can now specify which paths to include or exclude in the addon options.

Thanks again for your input — feel free to share any more ideas anytime!