The Recycle Bin in Windows is a place for deleted files, from where they can be restored or permanently deleted
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How to open the Recycle Bin from the Windows command line?
How do I open the Recycle Bin from the command line?
I'd be very glad if there is a built-in Windows command.
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How can I get to the recycle bin without the desktop icon in windows 7?
I hate having anything on my desktop. I usually remove all the icons from the desktop, even the recycle bin. Occasionally I need to access the recycle bin, but having to re-enable the icon just to open it, is annoying.
I was hoping I could use the…
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What is the command line way of sending files to the recycle bin?
Is there a command line program that can send files to the recycle bin?
This is on XP and Vista.
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When data gets deleted from your Recycle Bin, what happens to it?
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but when you "delete" something from your PC all your computer does is write over some of the binary with 0's replacing the 1's. (Or something to that effect) So when you send something to the recycle bin it writes…
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How to delete $RECYCLE.BIN folder on external hard disk?
I have a $RECYCLE.BIN folder on my external hard disk that takes up space and contains files that should be deleted permanently. I know that I am allowed to delete this folder, but how do I do that?
I see the $RECYCLE.BIN folder and its files in…
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How to quickly empty a very full recycle bin?
I have deleted about half a million files from a folder, and didn't think to press Shift in order to delete them completely straight away.
Now they're clogging my recycle bin, and Windows claims it will take 4 hours to empty it - it claims to do…
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Which folder is recycle bin in on Win7? How to check files there?
I was using another account before. Let me call it account A. And I deleted a lot of files to the Recycle Bin at that time. But before I removed account A I forgot to empty the Recycle Bin.
My question is, are my files still there? I've searched…
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How does the Recycle Bin in Windows work?
What does the Recycle Bin in Windows actually do? Is it just a glorified folder and a holding place for soon to be deleted files, or does it do something specific?
Specifically, are files that are "moved" to the Recycle Bin actually moved on the…
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Automatically deleting old files from recycling bin while keeping the new ones?
I want an explorer add-on which will delete old files from recycling bin after a time period.
For example, I want to set the time limit to 30 days. When I delete a file in Windows, the software will keep a record of its delete-time. Every day, it…
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Recycle bin on substed drives
I've created a substed drive on Windows 7. When I delete a file, it doesn't go to the recycle bin, instead it is deleted permanently.
Recycle bin properties do not show this drive at all.
Any hack to send the files from substed drives to the recycle…
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How do I get Windows 7 to NOT use the recycling Bin on a removable drive?
How do I get Windows 7 to NOT use the recycling Bin on a removable drive? I've already told Windows to not use the function on that drive but Windows still creates the "Recycling Bin" folder. It stays empty, but I don't want it there at ALL. Simply…
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Open items in recycle bin without restoring
I just noticed that I can open folders from the recycle bin without restoring them. I have the qttabbar extension that adds tabs to the standard windows explorer and I accidentally middle-clicked a folder.
It not only opened fine in a tab, but its…
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Windows 7: How to display the total size of Recycle Bin
On Windows XP, the total size of Recycle Bin could be seen easily, but I can't see it on Windows 7. Why did Microsoft hide/remove this feature? Am I missing something?
REMARK 1: I don't need to see the maximum size that Recyle Bin can contain.…
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Remove Pin to Start Option on Just Desktop Recycle Bin in Windows 8
I keep accidentally hitting the "Pin to Start" option when I go to empty the Recycle Bin. Is there some registry key I can use to just remove that specific option from the context menu?
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Mysterious folder next to the Recycle Bin
It's only at the system's volumine. Although I'm logged as an administrator, I cannot open this! The shown exception isn't so self-explanatory, as you've probably noticed. What's the purpose of this directory and how to check the content?
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