Implement move to recycle bin feature - #4648
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<file name="Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs">
<violation number="1" location="Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs:193">
P3: If `DeleteToRecycleBin` changes after the deletion completes, the deferred success notification can describe a different operation than the one performed. Capture the setting once before confirmation and reuse that value for the confirmation, deletion, and success message.</violation>
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<file name="Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs">
<violation number="1" location="Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs:295">
P1: When the shell operation fails, `FOF_NOERRORUI` suppresses the error dialog and the ignored HRESULTs let `MoveToRecycleBin` return normally, so Explorer reports success even though the item was not moved. Check each `IFileOperation` HRESULT with `ThrowOnFailure()` before treating the operation as successful.</violation>
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| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).SetOperationFlags(FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_ALLOWUNDO | FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_NOCONFIRMATION | FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_NOERRORUI); | ||
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).DeleteItem(shellItem, null); | ||
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).PerformOperations(); | ||
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).GetAnyOperationsAborted(out var aborted); |
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P1: When the shell operation fails, FOF_NOERRORUI suppresses the error dialog and the ignored HRESULTs let MoveToRecycleBin return normally, so Explorer reports success even though the item was not moved. Check each IFileOperation HRESULT with ThrowOnFailure() before treating the operation as successful.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs, line 295:
<comment>When the shell operation fails, `FOF_NOERRORUI` suppresses the error dialog and the ignored HRESULTs let `MoveToRecycleBin` return normally, so Explorer reports success even though the item was not moved. Check each `IFileOperation` HRESULT with `ThrowOnFailure()` before treating the operation as successful.</comment>
<file context>
@@ -275,6 +278,35 @@ public static bool FileOrLocationExists(this string path)
+ var fileOperation = new FileOperation();
+ try
+ {
+ ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).SetOperationFlags(FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_ALLOWUNDO | FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_NOCONFIRMATION | FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_NOERRORUI);
+ ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).DeleteItem(shellItem, null);
+ ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).PerformOperations();
</file context>
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).SetOperationFlags(FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_ALLOWUNDO | FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_NOCONFIRMATION | FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_NOERRORUI); | |
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).DeleteItem(shellItem, null); | |
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).PerformOperations(); | |
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).GetAnyOperationsAborted(out var aborted); | |
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).SetOperationFlags(FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_ALLOWUNDO | FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_NOCONFIRMATION | FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_NOERRORUI).ThrowOnFailure(); | |
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).DeleteItem(shellItem, null).ThrowOnFailure(); | |
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).PerformOperations().ThrowOnFailure(); | |
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).GetAnyOperationsAborted(out var aborted).ThrowOnFailure(); |
| if (Context.API.ShowMsgBox( | ||
| Localize.plugin_explorer_delete_folder_link(record.FullPath), | ||
| if (Settings.ConfirmBeforeDeleting && Context.API.ShowMsgBox( | ||
| Settings.DeleteToRecycleBin |
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P3: If DeleteToRecycleBin changes after the deletion completes, the deferred success notification can describe a different operation than the one performed. Capture the setting once before confirmation and reuse that value for the confirmation, deletion, and success message.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.cs, line 193:
<comment>If `DeleteToRecycleBin` changes after the deletion completes, the deferred success notification can describe a different operation than the one performed. Capture the setting once before confirmation and reuse that value for the confirmation, deletion, and success message.</comment>
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@@ -182,28 +182,39 @@ public List<Result> LoadContextMenus(Result selectedResult)
- if (Context.API.ShowMsgBox(
- Localize.plugin_explorer_delete_folder_link(record.FullPath),
+ if (Settings.ConfirmBeforeDeleting && Context.API.ShowMsgBox(
+ Settings.DeleteToRecycleBin
+ ? Localize.plugin_explorer_move_to_recycle_bin_confirmation(record.FullPath)
+ : Localize.plugin_explorer_delete_folder_link(record.FullPath),
</file context>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe Explorer plugin adds configurable deletion to the Recycle Bin. It uses Windows Shell COM APIs, exposes two settings, updates localized text, and changes the delete context-menu flow. ChangesRecycle Bin deletion
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to Recycle Bin mode can permanently delete some items while reporting that they were recycled, creating serious data-loss risk. This should be corrected before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant ContextMenu
participant FilesFolders
participant WindowsShell
ContextMenu->>FilesFolders: MoveToRecycleBin(path)
FilesFolders->>WindowsShell: SHCreateItemFromParsingName(path)
FilesFolders->>WindowsShell: FileOperation.Delete(item, FOF_ALLOWUNDO)
WindowsShell-->>FilesFolders: operation status
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In `@Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs`:
- Line 295: Update the MoveToRecycleBin operation and its FILEOPERATION_FLAGS
configuration to include FOFX_RECYCLEONDELETE, and validate that each target
path supports recycling before executing or reporting success. Ensure
unsupported locations or Recycle Bin configurations are rejected or surfaced as
failure rather than allowing permanent deletion, while preserving ContextMenu
success behavior only for successfully recycled items.
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Flow.Launcher.Plugin/NativeMethods.txtFlow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.csPlugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ContextMenu.csPlugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Languages/en.xamlPlugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.csPlugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Views/ExplorerSettings.xaml
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| var fileOperation = new FileOperation(); | ||
| try | ||
| { | ||
| ((IFileOperation)fileOperation).SetOperationFlags(FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_ALLOWUNDO | FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_NOCONFIRMATION | FILEOPERATION_FLAGS.FOF_NOERRORUI); |
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
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get_repo_knowledge Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher /tmp/coderabbit-repo-knowledge/flow-launcher-flow-launcher-f497e4db/architecture
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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- target method and surrounding callers ---'
sed -n '250,325p' Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs
printf '%s\n' '--- flag definitions and project bindings ---'
rg -n -S --glob '!bin/**' --glob '!obj/**' 'FOFX_RECYCLEONDELETE|FOF_ALLOWUNDO|FILEOPERATION_FLAGS|IFileOperation|SetOperationFlags' .
printf '%s\n' '--- project files / generated binding context ---'
rg -n -S --glob '*.csproj' --glob '*.props' --glob '*.targets' 'CsWin32|NativeMethods|Windows.Win32' .Repository: Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher
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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- NativeMethods declarations ---'
cat -n Flow.Launcher.Plugin/NativeMethods.txt | sed -n '1,45p'
printf '%s\n' '--- related deletion callers and result constraints ---'
rg -n -S -C 5 'MoveToRecycleBin|DeleteItem|Recycle' Flow.Launcher.Plugin Plugins Flow.Launcher.Test
printf '%s\n' '--- SDK/package metadata relevant to generated enum ---'
sed -n '50,90p' Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.csproj
rg -n -S --glob '*.json' --glob '*.props' --glob '*.targets' 'WindowsSdk|Windows SDK|10\.0\.|CsWin32' .Repository: Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher
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🌐 Web query:
site:learn.microsoft.com/windows/win32/api/shobjidl_core/nf-shobjidl_core-ifileoperation-setoperationflags FOFX_RECYCLEONDELETE FOF_ALLOWUNDO
💡 Result:
For IFileOperation::SetOperationFlags:
FOF_ALLOWUNDO(0x0040) — Preserve undo information when possible. For delete operations, this normally sends the item to the Recycle Bin. It is defined inShellapi.h. [1][2]FOFX_RECYCLEONDELETE(0x00080000) — Explicitly send deleted files to the Recycle Bin instead of permanently deleting them. Introduced in Windows 8; defined inShobjidl.h. [1]
Example:
pFileOperation->SetOperationFlags(
FOF_ALLOWUNDO | FOFX_RECYCLEONDELETE
);FOFX_RECYCLEONDELETE is the more explicit recycle-bin request; FOF_ALLOWUNDO also enables undo support. If no flags are set, IFileOperation defaults to FOF_ALLOWUNDO | FOF_NOCONFIRMMKDIR. [1]
[1] (learn.microsoft.com)
[2] (learn.microsoft.com)
Citations:
- 1: https://learn.microsoft.com/es-es/windows/win32/api/shobjidl_core/nf-shobjidl_core-ifileoperation-setoperationflags?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/nf-shellapi-shfileoperationw?utm_source=openai
🌐 Web query:
site:learn.microsoft.com FOFX_RECYCLEONDELETE cannot be recycled permanently deleted failure IFileOperation
💡 Result:
The FOFX_RECYCLEONDELETE flag is a member of the IFileOperation operation flags, introduced in Windows 8, designed to send files to the Recycle Bin when a delete operation is performed [1][2]. If you are encountering issues where files are still being permanently deleted instead of being recycled, it is likely due to the environment or configuration rather than a failure of the flag itself [3][4]. Common reasons for permanent deletion despite using FOFX_RECYCLEONDELETE include: 1. Non-Local File Systems: Files on network drives, UNC paths, removable media (e.g., USB drives), or specific redirected locations (like certain DFS configurations) generally do not support the Recycle Bin [3][4]. When you delete items from these locations, they are typically permanently removed regardless of the flags used [3][4]. 2. Recycle Bin Settings: If the Recycle Bin for the specific drive is disabled, or if the file size exceeds the maximum storage capacity of the Recycle Bin, the system may bypass it and delete the file permanently [3]. 3. Operation Context: Ensure that the file paths provided to IFileOperation are fully qualified. Using relative paths can lead to unexpected behavior in Shell operations [5][6]. 4. UI/Icon Refresh: If the operation succeeds but the Recycle Bin icon does not update to show it is full, this is a separate issue from the deletion itself. You may need to manually refresh the Recycle Bin view, for example, by calling IShellView::Refresh on the Recycle Bin's view object after PerformOperations completes [7][8]. If you are debugging, ensure your IFileOperation::SetOperationFlags call is correctly setting the flag before PerformOperations is invoked [7][9][8]. Also, verify that the items being deleted are on a local NTFS/FAT volume that supports the Recycle Bin. If the operation returns a success code (S_OK) but the file is gone, the shell is functioning as expected for that file system path [7][9].
Citations:
- 1: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shobjidl_core/nf-shobjidl_core-ifileoperation-setoperationflags
- 2: https://learn.microsoft.com/es-es/windows/win32/api/shobjidl_core/nf-shobjidl_core-ifileoperation-setoperationflags
- 3: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5859843/files-were-deleted-permantly-without-permission-or
- 4: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2464597/delete-to-recycle-bin-not-permanently
- 5: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/nf-shellapi-shfileoperationa
- 6: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/ns-shellapi-shfileopstructa
- 7: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5938073/how-to-refresh-recycle-bin-after-calling-ifileoper
- 8: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5938073/how-to-refresh-recycle-bin-after-calling-(ifileope
- 9: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1694140/get-deleted-item-from-recyclebin
Do not permanently delete items when Recycle Bin mode is enabled.
MoveToRecycleBin uses FOF_ALLOWUNDO, which recycles items only when possible. Unsupported locations or Recycle Bin settings can still cause permanent deletion, while ContextMenu reports success. Add FOFX_RECYCLEONDELETE and reject or otherwise detect paths that cannot be recycled before reporting success.
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/FilesFolders.cs` at line 295, Update the
MoveToRecycleBin operation and its FILEOPERATION_FLAGS configuration to include
FOFX_RECYCLEONDELETE, and validate that each target path supports recycling
before executing or reporting success. Ensure unsupported locations or Recycle
Bin configurations are rejected or surfaced as failure rather than allowing
permanent deletion, while preserving ContextMenu success behavior only for
successfully recycled items.
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Move files and folders to recycle bin instead of permanent delete and an option to show delete confirmation dialog. Both are default to true.
Summary by cubic
Summary of changes
Changes the Explorer plugin's delete action to send files and folders to the Recycle Bin instead of permanently deleting them. Two new settings control whether the recycle bin is used and whether a confirmation prompt appears.
MoveToRecycleBinwhenDeleteToRecycleBinis enabled; when disabled, it falls back to the existingFile.Delete/Directory.Deletepermanent delete path (no existing code removed).ConfirmBeforeDeletingis true (previously always shown), and subtitles and success messages change to reflect the chosen destination.MoveToRecycleBinextension method, which uses theIFileOperationCOM API withFOF_ALLOWUNDO; two new settings (DeleteToRecycleBin,ConfirmBeforeDeleting, both default true) come with checkboxes in the Explorer settings UI and new localization strings inen.xaml.MoveToRecycleBinare released viaMarshal.FinalReleaseComObjectin afinallyblock, so memory usage impact is minimal.Release Note
Deleted files and folders now go to the Recycle Bin instead of being permanently removed, and you can skip the confirmation prompt if you prefer.
Written for commit e696852. Summary will update on new commits.