Denis W. Veteran Posted September 28, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 28, 2008 Earlier tonight I noticed the AV client was scanning a bunch of files in \$RECYCLE.BIN\.... My Recycle Bin's empty, so what is in there? Taking a look at that folder, there were a bunch of leftover folders from previous installs, some with unemptied Recycle Bins. Altogether this came up to 7.4 GB of wasted space. :blush: So if you suspect there are leftover Recycle Bins on your PC, or if it's corrupt, simply delete the $RECYCLE.BIN or RECYCLER folder. You may have to turn off 'Hide protected Windows files' and turn on 'Show hidden files and folders,' and you may have to give yourself ownership of the folder to delete it. Windows will automatically recreate a Recycle Bin right after you clean out the folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G. Veteran Posted September 28, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 28, 2008 I just checked mine and it's empty :( :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skulltrail-old Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Mines just got desktop icons. I don't want to delete them just yet since I may want them back. So far, my desktop looks spiffy without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeza Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 empty :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted September 28, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 28, 2008 I dont that often :p There will probly be a recycle bin or recycler folder on each drive too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Just checked but its empty anyway, thanks for the tip. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovedude Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 yeah thanks, but mine are empty :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted September 29, 2008 Global Moderator Share Posted September 29, 2008 mine was already empty :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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