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TIL: When you delete something on a Chromebook it's actually deleted for good. There's no recycling bin or a folder somewhere that it sits.

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Jul 19 '21, 06:07

Also, a Chromebook will delete files on its own to make more room if you've used up all of your storage. I don't know how it decides which files to delete so I'm going to make sure I don't get close to the limit.

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Does a Chromebook have settings to automatically sync files to Google Drive? -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 07:20 4
- It might but I haven't seen it yet. I'm still messing around with it and learning about it. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 07:44 3
  - By default, your files are saved in the Downloads folder on a Chromebook. Here’s how to make them automatically save to a permanent folder in Google: -- (link) - mara Jul 19, 07:51 2
    - Thanks! I was just about to read a similar article about how to set it up so it saves to Google Drive instead of the native download folder. - Krusty Jul 19, 07:55 1
      - This article was really helpful and has clear instructions if anyone else was interested. -- (link*) - Krusty Jul 19, 08:02

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TIL: When you delete something on a Chromebook it's actually deleted for good. There's no recycling bin or a folder somewhere that it sits.

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