Where Is My Recycle Bin?

Frank C

Frank C

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Hi,
If I right click the Recycle bin icon on the desktop, properties says that the target is the desktop.
If I use Windows Explorer and right click the recycle bin entry under desktop, properties says that the target is
Local Maxtor (N:) 189 GB
OS(C:) 455 GB and
Recovery (D:) 9.76 GB
If I look at the above three locations I do see $Recycle.Bin at each location.
N has four subordinates, C has two subordinates and D has four subordinates all named Recycle Bin
Why are there three and if I empty the recycle bin do all of them get emptied?
I would rather not have recycle bin on N:. I use this for OS backup of a desktop and a laptop and I need all the space that I can get!

Thanks
Frank C
 
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My Computer

System One

Hello Frank,

Each internal HDD will have a hidden protected OS file named $Recycle.Bin that are all linked to and referenced by the Recycle Bin on your desktop.

You would only want to use the Recycle Bin on your desktop, and not manually delete anything from the $Recycle.Bin files. Doing so could cause your Recycle Bin to become corrupted.

The link below can give you some more details about the Recycle Bin though. Please let me know if you have any further questions on this. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycle_Bin_(Windows)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
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    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Here are some quick and easy steps

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/168608-recycle-bin-restore.html

1.Right click on your desktop
2.Click on the "personalize" option
3.on the left hand side it should say under "tasks" "Change Desktop Icons"
4.Tick the boxes next to the name of the icon you want on your desktop

Hope this helps :D
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP pavilion a1224n
    CPU
    Pentium 4 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATi Radeon
    Sound Card
    None
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP L1706
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