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.

Supported on: At least Windows Server, Windows 10 Version 1903

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense
Value NameConfigStorageSenseRecycleBinCleanupThreshold
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

Minimum age (in days) of a files in the Recycle Bin folder before Storage sense will delete it (0 is never deleting files):

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\StorageSense
Value NameConfigStorageSenseRecycleBinCleanupThreshold
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Default Value30
Min Value0
Max Value365

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