This tip demonstrates how to use move files into the Recycle bin.  When a file is deleted in Windows, it is not erased from the disk.  Instead, it is moved into the Recycle bin, and can be restored easily. Declarations Copy this code into the declarations section of your project. Public Type SHFILEOPSTRUCT hwnd As Long wFunc As Long pFrom As String pTo As String fFlags As Integer fAnyOperationsAborted As Long hNameMappings As Long lpszProgressTitle As Long End Type Public Declare Function SHFileOperation Lib _ "shell32.dll" Alias "SHFileOperationA" (lpFileOp _ As SHFILEOPSTRUCT) As Long Public Const FO_DELETE = &H3 Public Const FOF_ALLOWUNDO = &H40 Code Dim SHop As SHFILEOPSTRUCT Dim strFile as string With SHop .wFunc = FO_DELETE .pFrom = strFile .fFlags = FOF_ALLOWUNDO End With SHFileOperation SHop Where strFile is the full path to the file you wish to move to the recycle bin.