full recycle bin symbol

chelseasoldman

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hi guys,im in need some help.... i recently deleted about 4 files from my recycle bin but the bin symbol is still saying its full, clicked on it again, and its empty, but symbol is still full. so run virus scan (avg) and no probs found. any ideas y this is happenig?
thanx alot.:confused:
 

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Try right clicking on the icon and hitting empty bin....

Let me know,
Ben
 

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When this happens to me, I just create a folder or file on the desktop and delete them and then empty the recycle bin and that refreshes it.
 

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Hello Chelseasoldman,

The tutorial link mentioned by Rich above should be able to help you with this. :)

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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