nullbin

A Recycle Bin where delete actually means gone.

Available now · Windows 10 & 11
The problem

"Deleted" files are rarely gone

Emptying the standard Recycle Bin only removes a file's label — the data itself stays on the drive until something happens to overwrite it. That is why ordinary recovery tools can restore files months later, and why most "secure wipe" utilities fail on modern SSDs.

Standard Recycle Bin

Empty simply forgets where the file lives. The contents remain recoverable — often long after you believed they were erased.

nullbin

Each file is encrypted the instant it enters the bin. Emptying discards the key, leaving nothing on the drive but unreadable noise.

How it works

Three straightforward steps

It behaves like an ordinary bin while a file is in the trash. The protection takes effect the moment you empty it.

Encrypt on entry

The moment a file reaches the bin, nullbin locks it with a unique key. On disk it is already unreadable.

Restore anytime

Changed your mind? Return any file to its exact original location in one click — it stays a normal bin until you decide otherwise.

Empty means gone

Emptying destroys the key. Without it, the encrypted data can never be reconstructed — on any drive, SSDs included.

Capabilities

Everything the bin should have done

Permanent erase

Empty or shred any file so it cannot be recovered — the core guarantee.

One-click restore

Bring a file back to its original location, with its dates preserved.

Accident recovery

Rescue files deleted by mistake — including intact copies from Windows restore points.

Auto-shred

Optionally clear the bin automatically after 7, 14, or 30 days.

Deep clean

A one-time sweep that clears traces of files deleted long ago.

Disk protection

Guides you through full-disk encryption for the strongest setup.

Who it's for

Made for people who need delete to mean it

People at risk

Activists, journalists, and anyone under surveillance, where a recoverable file is a genuine risk. Strongest paired with full-disk encryption.

Privacy-minded users

Selling, returning, or cleaning up a PC and want personal files, documents, and finances truly erased.

Everyone else

Anyone who wants a Recycle Bin that finally does what they always assumed it did.

Honest about the limits

nullbin is powerful, not magic. While a file still sits in the bin its key is on the same drive, so full-disk encryption is the strongest foundation and sensitive files are best shredded promptly. It cannot help against a drive copied before a file was deleted. The app states all of this openly.

Get started

Download & install

A single installer with everything bundled — nothing else to configure. nullbin runs quietly in the background and takes over the Recycle Bin.

nullbin-Setup.exe
Windows 10 & 11 · 49.4 MB · self-contained · v1.0.0
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SHA-256 checksum
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Verify before running — in PowerShell: Get-FileHash nullbin-Setup.exe and confirm it matches.

  1. Download and run nullbin-Setup.exe.
  2. Approve the installation prompt to continue.
  3. Launch nullbin from the Desktop or Start Menu.
  4. To remove it: Control Panel → Programs → Uninstall a program → nullbin.