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It comes up regularly on the subreddit for tech support stories, /r/talesfromtechsupport. Just a few: https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/22

It comes up regularly on the subreddit for tech support stories, /r/talesfromtechsupport. Just a few: https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/22ke8s/is_there_any_way_to_get_my_deleted_files_back_ive/ https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/22ke8... https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/c24q20/it_keeps_happening/ https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/c24q2... https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/flgsnn/recycle_bin_follies/ https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/flgsn... https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/65cam1/you_deleted_all_my_files/ https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/65cam... https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/bks9ei/i_get_yelled_at_for_cleaning_out_deleted/ https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/bks9e... https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/9wrscp/i_need_my_deleted_emails_back/ https://www.reddit.com/r/talesfromtechsupport/comments/9wrsc...

FirstLvR 6y ago
am dying of laughter, wtf is wrong with these people
SamBam 6y ago
> CW: Yes, I move them to the recycling bin to make them new again so I can reuse the files. > IT: This is the trash bin, you would move files here to delete them off of your computer. > CW: IT IS NOT A TRASH CAN, IT IS A RECYCLING BIN! IT SAYS SO RIGHT UNDER THE ICON! Ok, now wait a second, why the hell is it called a recycling bin anyway? "Recycling" doesn't mean "plan to throw this away later, but maybe I'll still grab it out of the trash can in case I made a mistake." Who came up with this metaphor?
- TulliusCicero 6y ago
  Probably because "Trash" had already been taken by Mac OS.
- samatman 6y ago
  Direct consequence of Microsoft stealing the paradigm from the Mac, where it has been called the "trash" since 1984.
  - zizee 6y ago
    > Microsoft stealing The word you are looking for is "copying".
- shajznnckfke 6y ago
  You can find all sorts of interesting stuff in the recycle bin! The garbage bin is much worse, everything is covered in food waste.

FirstLvR 6y ago

am dying of laughter, wtf is wrong with these people

SamBam 6y ago

> CW: Yes, I move them to the recycling bin to make them new again so I can reuse the files. > IT: This is the trash bin, you would move files here to delete them off of your computer. > CW: IT IS NOT A TRASH CAN, IT IS A RECYCLING BIN! IT SAYS SO RIGHT UNDER THE ICON! Ok, now wait a second, why the hell is it called a recycling bin anyway? "Recycling" doesn't mean "plan to throw this away later, but maybe I'll still grab it out of the trash can in case I made a mistake." Who came up with this metaphor?

TulliusCicero 6y ago
Probably because "Trash" had already been taken by Mac OS.
samatman 6y ago
Direct consequence of Microsoft stealing the paradigm from the Mac, where it has been called the "trash" since 1984.
- zizee 6y ago
  > Microsoft stealing The word you are looking for is "copying".
shajznnckfke 6y ago
You can find all sorts of interesting stuff in the recycle bin! The garbage bin is much worse, everything is covered in food waste.