Question

When you use file explorer or windows explorer to delete a file from the hard drive, where does windows put the file?

Answer 1

Trash bin

Reasons:

When you remove a file from the hard drive it is still written in binary code. So, windows places files in the *trash bin* if you did not want to delete it.
Unless USB or Removable flash drive, when you delete that it does not place any files in the trash bin.