Hard Wipe: Delete Files Permanently on Windows
Windows will not delete files permanently when you delete them from recycle bin. The deleted files are only just marked as not being available, and the deleted file's data disks space is set to be available again for new data. The advantage of this method is that you can recover the data back using data recovery software. The disadvantage, your data is not really erased so that it can be recover back by anyone who uses that computer. This applies when you sell your computer, give it to a friend or someone has stolen your computer.
When you are using computer for a long time, you will find a lot of garbage files on your computer. I said garbage files because the files are not important for your Windows system and sometimes can make your computer running slow. It's better if you delete garbage files periodically and save your free disk drive capacity.