How to Add 'Permanently Delete' to Send To Context Menu in Windows
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This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Permanently Delete from the Send To context menu in XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
When you use the added Permanently Delete, it will give you a confirmation prompt to secure erase the selected file(s), and will not be placed in the Recycle Bin.
This could also be handy if you did not want to set the Recycle Bin to permanently delete files so that you can Delete some files to the Recycle Bin, and others Permanently Delete with this context menu item.
While you must be logged in as an administrator to be able to add or remove this context menu, all users will be able to use the context menu.
When you use the added Permanently Delete, it will give you a confirmation prompt to secure erase the selected file(s), and will not be placed in the Recycle Bin.
This could also be handy if you did not want to set the Recycle Bin to permanently delete files so that you can Delete some files to the Recycle Bin, and others Permanently Delete with this context menu item.
While you must be logged in as an administrator to be able to add or remove this context menu, all users will be able to use the context menu.
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How to use Permanently Delete when added:
1) Select one or more files.
2) Right click or press and hold on selected files.
3) Click/tap on Send to and Permanently Delete.js.
4) If this is the first time you used Permanently Delete, then click on Agree for the SDelete license agreement. You will not see this anymore afterwards.
5) Click/tap on Yes to confirm.
6) Click/tap on OK in the confirmation dialog.
1) Select one or more files.
2) Right click or press and hold on selected files.
3) Click/tap on Send to and Permanently Delete.js.
4) If this is the first time you used Permanently Delete, then click on Agree for the SDelete license agreement. You will not see this anymore afterwards.
5) Click/tap on Yes to confirm.
6) Click/tap on OK in the confirmation dialog.
CONTENTS:
- Option One: To Add Permanently Delete to Send To Context Menu
- Option Two: To Remove Permanently Delete from Send To Context Menu
OPTION ONE
To Add Permanently Delete to Send To Context Menu
1. Click/tap on the Download button below to go the Windows Sysinternals website, and then download SDelete to your desktop.
Download
2. Unblock the downloaded SDelete.zip file.
3. Open the SDelete.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the SDelete.exe file to your desktop.
4. Move the SDelete.exe file into the C:\Windows\System32 folder. (see screenshot below)
5. Click/tap on Continue to confirm. (see screenshot below)
6. Click/tap on the Download button below to download the Permanently_Delete.zip file to your desktop.
Download
7. Unblock the downloaded Permanently_Delete.zip file.
8. Open the Permanently_Delete.zip file, and extract (drag and drop) the Permanently Delete.js file to your desktop.
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9. Move the Permanently Delete.js file into the shell:sendto (type in address bar of explorer and press Enter) folder. (see screenshot below)
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If you like, you can create a shortcut of the Permanently Delete.js file, change the shortcut's icon to what you like, and place the shortcut into the shell:sendto folder instead.
OPTION TWO
To Remove Permanently Delete from Send To Context Menu
1. Open the C:\Windows\System32 folder, and delete the SDelete.exe file. (see screenshot below)
2. Open the shell:sendto (type in address bar of explorer and press Enter) folder, and delete the Permanently Delete.js file. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn
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very useful!