I’m assuming it has to do with the way data is stored and how “deleted” data is never truly deleted.
Is this true for other OSs, or just windows?
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Files aren’t actually deleted when you delete them.
The OS marks the file as deleted in the Table on the Drive, which is like removing it from inventory. The file is still physically there until something writes over that area on the hard drive.
The Recycling bin is really just a special folder that stores deleted files until you empty it to make it easier to restore files that you deleted by accident.
The deleted data is stored on the drive on which is was deleted for that reason. If you unplug a USB drive for example its Recycling Bin needs to be on that drive so you can take it with you.
There’s a unique recycling bin instance per user in Windows, which only really comes up when you are working with servers.
Similarly in Linux the Trash is the folder .local/share/Trash within your own directory.
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