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There is a "$REYCLE.BIN" folder in my external hard drive; can I delete it?

What do I need to do?

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I believe this folder is the storage location for files in the recycle bin. It is likely that this file is locked by Explorer, therefore you can not remove it directly, you may possibly be able to remove it by emptying the recycle bin. – Crippledsmurf Jul 23 '11 at 9:57
Yes, you can delete it. Unless you might want to recover files that have been deleted from that drive. – Cody Gray Jul 23 '11 at 9:59
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When you delete file from your external hard drive, it's been gone to some hidden place in your external hard drives. $REYCLE.BIN folder in this circumstances may be the folder contains those files or links to those files. If you can see some files in this folder, I suggest do not delete it. Delete it may be a harmless action, but we don't need to do that, right?

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Yes we do, because it takes a lot of space in my external drive. – user850019 Jul 23 '11 at 10:02
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Can we just clearing recycle bin to gains back some space? – Khoa Le Jul 23 '11 at 10:04
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Personally I would not delete it, I would just disable it for that drive. It won't hurt to have on empty hidden folder on your drive.

Right click on Recycle Bin>Properties and highlight the drive. Then change the "Settings for selected location" to "Don't move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted."

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