if i delete something will it still take up space on my pc if its in..

kelapa said:

always do shift delete dude

Bad advice is bad.

kelapa said:

why? to make sure no space is taken on no need files...

And what happens when you make a mistake deleting a file you did not intend to delete by not using the bin?

i recently emptied my recycle bin on the desktop and regained 73GB

Recycle Bin has a good reason for being there as logicearth has pointed out. It can be set up many ways to do things with your deleted items. The number one in my mind is to put your deleted item in storage. Not working but still on your computer. It give you time to see if removing such a item was really the proper thing to do. If later you decide you want what you deleted back you can retrieve it if it's still in the Recycle Bin. If you don't want it for sure then you can delete it from the Recycle Bin and in all practical purpose it is gone off your computer. You can set the Recycle Bin to how much space it is allowed to have for storage.

boohbah said:

i recently emptied my recycle bin on the desktop and regained 73GB

That must have been a real vintage recycle bin, LOL.