system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Once I delete a file from the recycling bin, is it gone forever?, is there any way I can get my files/pictures back?
gpt
The bits are still stored on your hard drive, however the hard drive "forgot" where you data is stored. It's not linked anymore and Windows will think that there is free space. New data will eventually overwrite the old bits.

You should immediately shut down your pc and boot to another hard drive / from a Linux USB stick / from another pc and connect your hard drive. Then use a data recovery tool to scan for files on your hard drive.

Do not download or do anything that modifies your hard drive's state! Do not write any new data to it as you could potentially overwrite your old data.