Recycle bin Corrupt


  1. Posts : 194
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
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    Recycle bin Corrupt


    Windows 7 Home Premium recycle bin works fine but is corrupt. Is this ok to leave alone?
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  2. Posts : 2,362
    Win7 H.Prem. 32bit+SP1
       #2

    chuckhig said:
    Windows 7 Home Premium recycle bin works fine but is corrupt. Is this ok to leave alone?
    IMPORTANT: The following procedure permanently deletes all files and folders which are already in the Recycle Bin (from all user accounts in the system) and cannot be recovered.

    Recycle Bin Corrupted - Cannot Delete File or Folder

    1. Open an elevated Command Prompt by clicking Start > All Programs > Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as administrator.

    2. Type the following command
    rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin
    press Enter:

    This clears out the $Recycle.bin folder for C:\ drive. You may have to do this for each hard disk partition in your system, by changing C to the drive letter of the other drives.

    3. Type exit to close the Command Prompt window.
    Last edited by Brink; 03 Nov 2013 at 13:53. Reason: added tutorial link for more info
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  3. Posts : 194
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks...fixed..
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  4. Posts : 2,362
    Win7 H.Prem. 32bit+SP1
       #4

    Your very welcome.
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