diff --git a/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
index a0e10589a..a56e72b1f 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Common/DiskProvider.cs
@@ -225,5 +225,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common
 
             return new FileInfo(path).Length;
         }
+
+        public virtual void FileSetLastWriteTimeUtc(string path, DateTime dateTime)
+        {
+            File.SetLastWriteTimeUtc(path, dateTime);
+        }
+
+        public virtual void DirectorySetLastWriteTimeUtc(string path, DateTime dateTime)
+        {
+            Directory.SetLastWriteTimeUtc(path, dateTime);
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
index 695e3e405..a6efa6cf9 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NzbDrone.Core.Test.csproj
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@
     <Compile Include="ProviderTests\Metadata\Xbmc_ForSeries_Fixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ProviderTests\PostDownloadProviderTests\ProcessDropDirectoryFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ProviderTests\PostDownloadProviderTests\ProcessVideoFileFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ProviderTests\RecycleBinProviderTests\CleanupFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ProviderTests\RecycleBinProviderTests\EmptyFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ProviderTests\RecycleBinProviderTests\DeleteFileFixture.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ProviderTests\RecycleBinProviderTests\DeleteDirectoryFixture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ProviderTests\SearchHistoryProviderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ProviderTests\PlexProviderTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ProviderTests\SeasonProviderTest.cs" />
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/CleanupFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/CleanupFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd4255406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/CleanupFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// ReSharper disable RedundantUsingDirective
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+
+using FizzWare.NBuilder;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Common;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Model;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Core;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Repository;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Repository.Quality;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Test.Common.AutoMoq;
+using PetaPoco;
+using TvdbLib.Data;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.RecycleBinProviderTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    // ReSharper disable InconsistentNaming
+    public class CleanupFixture : CoreTest
+    {
+        private const string RecycleBin = @"C:\Test\RecycleBin";
+
+        private void WithExpired()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Setup(s => s.GetLastDirectoryWrite(It.IsAny<String>()))
+                                            .Returns(DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-10));
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Setup(s => s.GetLastFileWrite(It.IsAny<String>()))
+                                            .Returns(DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-10));
+        }
+
+        private void WithNonExpired()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Setup(s => s.GetLastDirectoryWrite(It.IsAny<String>()))
+                                            .Returns(DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-3));
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Setup(s => s.GetLastFileWrite(It.IsAny<String>()))
+                                            .Returns(DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-3));
+        }
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<ConfigProvider>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBin).Returns(RecycleBin);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Setup(s => s.GetDirectories(RecycleBin))
+                    .Returns(new [] { @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder1", @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder2", @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder3" });
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Setup(s => s.GetFiles(RecycleBin, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly))
+                    .Returns(new [] { @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\File1.avi", @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\File2.mkv" });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_if_recycleBin_not_configured()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<ConfigProvider>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBin).Returns(String.Empty);
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().Cleanup();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.GetDirectories(It.IsAny<String>()), Times.Never());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_delete_all_expired_folders()
+        {          
+            WithExpired();
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().Cleanup();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.DeleteFolder(It.IsAny<String>(), true), Times.Exactly(3));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_delete_all_expired_files()
+        {
+            WithExpired();
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().Cleanup();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.DeleteFile(It.IsAny<String>()), Times.Exactly(2));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_delete_all_non_expired_folders()
+        {
+            WithNonExpired();
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().Cleanup();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.DeleteFolder(It.IsAny<String>(), true), Times.Never());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_not_delete_all_non_expired_files()
+        {
+            WithNonExpired();
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().Cleanup();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.DeleteFile(It.IsAny<String>()), Times.Never());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/DeleteDirectoryFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/DeleteDirectoryFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4cd1fd3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/DeleteDirectoryFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+// ReSharper disable RedundantUsingDirective
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+
+using FizzWare.NBuilder;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Common;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Model;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Core;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Repository;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Repository.Quality;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Test.Common.AutoMoq;
+using PetaPoco;
+using TvdbLib.Data;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.RecycleBinProviderTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    // ReSharper disable InconsistentNaming
+    public class DeleteDirectoryFixture : CoreTest
+    {
+        private void WithRecycleBin()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<ConfigProvider>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBin).Returns(@"C:\Test\Recycle Bin");
+        }
+
+        private void WithoutRecycleBin()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<ConfigProvider>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBin).Returns(String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_use_delete_when_recycleBin_is_not_configured()
+        {
+            WithoutRecycleBin();
+
+            var path = @"C:\Test\TV\30 Rock";
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().DeleteDirectory(path);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.DeleteFolder(path, true), Times.Once());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_use_move_when_recycleBin_is_configured()
+        {
+            WithRecycleBin();
+
+            var path = @"C:\Test\TV\30 Rock";
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().DeleteDirectory(path);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.MoveDirectory(path, @"C:\Test\Recycle Bin\30 Rock"), Times.Once());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_call_directorySetLastWriteTime()
+        {
+            WithRecycleBin();
+
+            var path = @"C:\Test\TV\30 Rock";
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().DeleteDirectory(path);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.DirectorySetLastWriteTimeUtc(@"C:\Test\Recycle Bin\30 Rock", It.IsAny<DateTime>()), Times.Once());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_call_fileSetLastWriteTime_for_each_file()
+        {
+            WithRecycleBin();
+            var path = @"C:\Test\TV\30 Rock";
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Setup(s => s.GetFiles(@"C:\Test\Recycle Bin\30 Rock", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+                                            .Returns(new[]{ "File1", "File2", "File3" });
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().DeleteDirectory(path);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.FileSetLastWriteTimeUtc(It.IsAny<String>(), It.IsAny<DateTime>()), Times.Exactly(3));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/DeleteFileFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/DeleteFileFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ac5c3378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/DeleteFileFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// ReSharper disable RedundantUsingDirective
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+
+using FizzWare.NBuilder;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Common;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Model;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Core;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Repository;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Repository.Quality;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Test.Common.AutoMoq;
+using PetaPoco;
+using TvdbLib.Data;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.RecycleBinProviderTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    // ReSharper disable InconsistentNaming
+    public class DeleteFileFixture : CoreTest
+    {
+        private void WithRecycleBin()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<ConfigProvider>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBin).Returns(@"C:\Test\Recycle Bin");
+        }
+
+        private void WithoutRecycleBin()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<ConfigProvider>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBin).Returns(String.Empty);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_use_delete_when_recycleBin_is_not_configured()
+        {
+            WithoutRecycleBin();
+
+            var path = @"C:\Test\TV\30 Rock\S01E01.avi";
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().DeleteFile(path);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.DeleteFile(path), Times.Once());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_use_move_when_recycleBin_is_configured()
+        {
+            WithRecycleBin();
+
+            var path = @"C:\Test\TV\30 Rock\S01E01.avi";
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().DeleteFile(path);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.MoveFile(path, @"C:\Test\Recycle Bin\S01E01.avi"), Times.Once());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_call_fileSetLastWriteTime_for_each_file()
+        {
+            WithRecycleBin();
+            var path = @"C:\Test\TV\30 Rock\S01E01.avi";
+
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().DeleteFile(path);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.FileSetLastWriteTimeUtc(@"C:\Test\Recycle Bin\S01E01.avi", It.IsAny<DateTime>()), Times.Once());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/EmptyFixture.cs b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/EmptyFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1835dda2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core.Test/ProviderTests/RecycleBinProviderTests/EmptyFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// ReSharper disable RedundantUsingDirective
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+
+using FizzWare.NBuilder;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Common;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Model;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Core;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Repository;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Repository.Quality;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Test.Framework;
+using NzbDrone.Test.Common.AutoMoq;
+using PetaPoco;
+using TvdbLib.Data;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Test.ProviderTests.RecycleBinProviderTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    // ReSharper disable InconsistentNaming
+    public class EmptyFixture : CoreTest
+    {
+        private const string RecycleBin = @"C:\Test\RecycleBin";
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Setup()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<ConfigProvider>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBin).Returns(RecycleBin);
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Setup(s => s.GetDirectories(RecycleBin))
+                    .Returns(new [] { @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder1", @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder2", @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\Folder3" });
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Setup(s => s.GetFiles(RecycleBin, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly))
+                    .Returns(new [] { @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\File1.avi", @"C:\Test\RecycleBin\File2.mkv" });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_return_if_recycleBin_not_configured()
+        {
+            Mocker.GetMock<ConfigProvider>().SetupGet(s => s.RecycleBin).Returns(String.Empty);
+
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().Empty();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.GetDirectories(It.IsAny<String>()), Times.Never());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_delete_all_folders()
+        {          
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().Empty();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.DeleteFolder(It.IsAny<String>(), true), Times.Exactly(3));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void should_delete_all_files()
+        {
+            Mocker.Resolve<RecycleBinProvider>().Empty();
+
+            Mocker.GetMock<DiskProvider>().Verify(v => v.DeleteFile(It.IsAny<String>()), Times.Exactly(2));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/CleanupRecycleBinJob.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/CleanupRecycleBinJob.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8c62cdb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/CleanupRecycleBinJob.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using System;
+using Ninject;
+using NLog;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Model.Notification;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Converting;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
+{
+    public class CleanupRecycleBinJob : IJob
+    {
+        private readonly RecycleBinProvider _recycleBinProvider;
+
+        [Inject]
+        public CleanupRecycleBinJob(RecycleBinProvider recycleBinProvider)
+        {
+            _recycleBinProvider = recycleBinProvider;
+        }
+
+        public string Name
+        {
+            get { return "Cleanup Recycle Bin"; }
+        }
+
+        public TimeSpan DefaultInterval
+        {
+            get { return TimeSpan.FromDays(24); }
+        }
+
+        public void Start(ProgressNotification notification, int targetId, int secondaryTargetId)
+        {
+            _recycleBinProvider.Cleanup();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/DeleteSeriesJob.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/DeleteSeriesJob.cs
index f3555fbc3..ac910e146 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/DeleteSeriesJob.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/DeleteSeriesJob.cs
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
     public class DeleteSeriesJob : IJob
     {
         private readonly SeriesProvider _seriesProvider;
-        private readonly DiskProvider _diskProvider;
+        private readonly RecycleBinProvider _recycleBinProvider;
 
         private static readonly Logger Logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
 
         [Inject]
-        public DeleteSeriesJob(SeriesProvider seriesProvider, DiskProvider diskProvider)
+        public DeleteSeriesJob(SeriesProvider seriesProvider, RecycleBinProvider recycleBinProvider)
         {
             _seriesProvider = seriesProvider;
-            _diskProvider = diskProvider;
+            _recycleBinProvider = recycleBinProvider;
         }
 
         public string Name
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
             {
                 notification.CurrentMessage = String.Format("Deleting files from disk for series '{0}'", title);
 
-                _diskProvider.DeleteFolder(series.Path, true);
+                _recycleBinProvider.DeleteDirectory(series.Path);
 
                 notification.CurrentMessage = String.Format("Successfully deleted files from disk for series '{0}'", title);
             }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/EmptyRecycleBinJob.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/EmptyRecycleBinJob.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46d390492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Jobs/EmptyRecycleBinJob.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using System;
+using Ninject;
+using NLog;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Model.Notification;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Converting;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Jobs
+{
+    public class EmptyRecycleBinJob : IJob
+    {
+        private readonly RecycleBinProvider _recycleBinProvider;
+
+        [Inject]
+        public EmptyRecycleBinJob(RecycleBinProvider recycleBinProvider)
+        {
+            _recycleBinProvider = recycleBinProvider;
+        }
+
+        public string Name
+        {
+            get { return "Empty Recycle Bin"; }
+        }
+
+        public TimeSpan DefaultInterval
+        {
+            get { return TimeSpan.FromTicks(0); }
+        }
+
+        public void Start(ProgressNotification notification, int targetId, int secondaryTargetId)
+        {
+            _recycleBinProvider.Empty();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
index 2bdf59ae4..abfe30b93 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.Core.csproj
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Helpers\EpisodeSortingHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\SortHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Helpers\SabnzbdPriorityTypeConverter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Jobs\CleanupRecycleBinJob.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Jobs\EmptyRecycleBinJob.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Jobs\RefreshEpsiodeMetadata.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Jobs\PastWeekBacklogSearchJob.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Jobs\SearchHistoryCleanupJob.cs" />
@@ -297,6 +299,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Providers\MetadataProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Providers\Metadata\MetadataBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Providers\Metadata\Xbmc.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Providers\RecycleBinProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Providers\SearchHistoryProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Providers\SeasonProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Jobs\RecentBacklogSearchJob.cs" />
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Core/ConfigProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Core/ConfigProvider.cs
index 06e4770f5..0a371981d 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Core/ConfigProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/Core/ConfigProvider.cs
@@ -526,6 +526,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Core
             set { SetValue("PneumaticDirectory", value); }
         }
 
+        public virtual string RecycleBin
+        {
+            get { return GetValue("RecycleBin", String.Empty); }
+            set { SetValue("RecycleBin", value); }
+        }
+
         private string GetValue(string key)
         {
             return GetValue(key, String.Empty);
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DiskScanProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DiskScanProvider.cs
index 215b17f63..bf9e2db24 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DiskScanProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/DiskScanProvider.cs
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
         private readonly DownloadProvider _downloadProvider;
         private readonly SignalRProvider _signalRProvider;
         private readonly ConfigProvider _configProvider;
+        private readonly RecycleBinProvider _recycleBinProvider;
 
         [Inject]
         public DiskScanProvider(DiskProvider diskProvider, EpisodeProvider episodeProvider,
                                 SeriesProvider seriesProvider, MediaFileProvider mediaFileProvider,
                                 ExternalNotificationProvider externalNotificationProvider, DownloadProvider downloadProvider,
-                                SignalRProvider signalRProvider, ConfigProvider configProvider)
+                                SignalRProvider signalRProvider, ConfigProvider configProvider,
+                                RecycleBinProvider recycleBinProvider)
         {
             _diskProvider = diskProvider;
             _episodeProvider = episodeProvider;
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
             _downloadProvider = downloadProvider;
             _signalRProvider = signalRProvider;
             _configProvider = configProvider;
+            _recycleBinProvider = recycleBinProvider;
         }
 
         public DiskScanProvider()
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
             {
                 Logger.Debug("Deleting the existing file(s) on disk to upgrade to: {0}", filePath);
                 //Do the delete for files where there is already an episode on disk
-                episodes.Where(e => e.EpisodeFile != null).Select(e => e.EpisodeFile.Path).Distinct().ToList().ForEach(p => _diskProvider.DeleteFile(p));
+                episodes.Where(e => e.EpisodeFile != null).Select(e => e.EpisodeFile.Path).Distinct().ToList().ForEach(p => _recycleBinProvider.DeleteFile(p));
             }
 
             else
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/RecycleBinProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/RecycleBinProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..698f38619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Providers/RecycleBinProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using NLog;
+using Ninject;
+using NzbDrone.Common;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Providers.Core;
+
+namespace NzbDrone.Core.Providers
+{
+    public class RecycleBinProvider
+    {
+        private readonly DiskProvider _diskProvider;
+        private readonly ConfigProvider _configProvider;
+
+        private static readonly Logger logger = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
+
+        [Inject]
+        public RecycleBinProvider(DiskProvider diskProvider, ConfigProvider configProvider)
+        {
+            _diskProvider = diskProvider;
+            _configProvider = configProvider;
+        }
+
+        public RecycleBinProvider()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public virtual void DeleteDirectory(string path)
+        {
+            logger.Trace("Attempting to send '{0}' to recycling bin", path);
+            var recyclingBin = _configProvider.RecycleBin;
+
+            if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(recyclingBin))
+            {
+                logger.Info("Recycling Bin has not been configured, deleting permanently.");
+                _diskProvider.DeleteFolder(path, true);
+                logger.Trace("Folder has been permanently deleted: {0}", path);
+            }
+
+            else
+            {
+                var destination = Path.Combine(recyclingBin, new DirectoryInfo(path).Name);
+
+                logger.Trace("Moving '{0}' to '{1}'", path, destination);
+                _diskProvider.MoveDirectory(path, destination);
+
+                logger.Trace("Setting last accessed: {0}", path);
+                _diskProvider.DirectorySetLastWriteTimeUtc(destination, DateTime.UtcNow);
+                foreach(var file in _diskProvider.GetFiles(destination, SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+                {
+                    _diskProvider.FileSetLastWriteTimeUtc(file, DateTime.UtcNow);
+                }
+
+                logger.Trace("Folder has been moved to the recycling bin: {0}", destination);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public virtual void DeleteFile(string path)
+        {
+            logger.Trace("Attempting to send '{0}' to recycling bin", path);
+            var recyclingBin = _configProvider.RecycleBin;
+
+            if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(recyclingBin))
+            {
+                logger.Info("Recycling Bin has not been configured, deleting permanently.");
+                _diskProvider.DeleteFile(path);
+                logger.Trace("File has been permanently deleted: {0}", path);
+            }
+
+            else
+            {
+                var destination = Path.Combine(recyclingBin, new FileInfo(path).Name);
+
+                logger.Trace("Moving '{0}' to '{1}'", path, destination);
+                _diskProvider.MoveFile(path, destination);
+                _diskProvider.FileSetLastWriteTimeUtc(destination, DateTime.UtcNow);
+                logger.Trace("File has been moved to the recycling bin: {0}", destination);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public virtual void Empty()
+        {
+            if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_configProvider.RecycleBin))
+            {
+                logger.Info("Recycle Bin has not been configured, cannot empty.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            logger.Info("Removing all items from the recycling bin");
+
+            foreach (var folder in _diskProvider.GetDirectories(_configProvider.RecycleBin))
+            {
+                _diskProvider.DeleteFolder(folder, true);
+            }
+
+            foreach (var file in _diskProvider.GetFiles(_configProvider.RecycleBin, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly))
+            {
+                _diskProvider.DeleteFile(file);
+            }
+
+            logger.Trace("Recycling Bin has been emptied.");
+        }
+
+        public virtual void Cleanup()
+        {
+            if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_configProvider.RecycleBin))
+            {
+                logger.Info("Recycle Bin has not been configured, cannot cleanup.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            logger.Info("Removing items older than 7 days from the recycling bin");
+
+            foreach (var folder in _diskProvider.GetDirectories(_configProvider.RecycleBin))
+            {
+                if (_diskProvider.GetLastDirectoryWrite(folder).AddDays(7) > DateTime.UtcNow)
+                {
+                    logger.Trace("Folder hasn't expired yet, skipping: {0}", folder);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                
+                 _diskProvider.DeleteFolder(folder, true);
+            }
+
+            foreach (var file in _diskProvider.GetFiles(_configProvider.RecycleBin, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly))
+            {
+                if (_diskProvider.GetLastFileWrite(file).AddDays(7) > DateTime.UtcNow)
+                {
+                    logger.Trace("File hasn't expired yet, skipping: {0}", file);
+                    continue;
+                }
+                
+                _diskProvider.DeleteFile(file);
+            }
+
+            logger.Trace("Recycling Bin has been cleaned up.");
+        }
+    }
+}