Where have they hidden the recycle bin?
3 Answers
Each drive shows the recycle bin in windows 7, and it's a hidden folder called $Recycle.Bin ...although it shows up on each drive, there's really just one bin, all the drives are 'shortcuts' to the same bin. Right-click, empty really does fully empty it.
I do not have the Recycle Bin on my desktop, and it took me some time to understand how to empty it:
- Open the Windows Explorer
- Go in Computer
- Right click on the disk whose you want to empty the Recycle Bin, and click on Properties
- Click on Disk Cleanup
- Tick the Recycle Bin checkbox, click on Ok.
That's it!
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In the general case of using Windows, the Recycle Bin is present on the desktop. In Windows 7, you can hide/unhide by clicking Start and searching for "Show or hide common icons on the desktop". Aug 23, 2017 at 15:48
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@ChristopherHostage Ow, maybe I disabled it and forgot it. I do not like to have things on the desktop because it it difficult to access them: I must minimize the window, do the thing, and re-display the window. I prefer the Start launcher; I put all I can in it. I searched "Recycle" in the launcher, but there is no result. Aug 23, 2017 at 15:58
Right click in file explorer left side panel. Click show all folders. Right click recycle bin once it appears. Empty it