Find the Recycle Bin. If your desktop shows no icons at all, right-click (or press and hold) the desktop and select View. If Show desktop icons has no checkmark, click it to add one. If that doesn't work, try this: Select Start > Settings > Personalization > Themes > Desktop icon settings.

Use this app to try to recover lost files that have been deleted from your local storage device (including internal drives, external drives, and USB devices) and can’t be restored from the Recycle Bin.

Show or hide the Recycle Bin. Select the Start  button, then select Settings . Select Personalization > Themes > Desktop icon settings. Select the Recycle Bin check box > Apply. To get to desktop icon settings in Windows 8.1, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then select Search.

Video: Delete and restore files in OneDrive. When you delete a file or folder, OneDrive gives you a chance to undo your decision. But even if you miss that opportunity, you can still get the file back from the Recycle bin.

There is an easy way to bypass the Recycle Bin altogether. NOTE: If you delete a file or folder from a resource that is not local (such as a network computer), the file or folder does not go to the Recycle Bin, the item is instantly deleted.

Those deleted files no longer be stored in the Recycle Bin, and it would be a great loss when you need them back. In case of this issue, the settings could be recovered by following the steps below. Right-click the Recycle Bin icon, and click Property.

There is an easy way to bypass the Recycle Bin altogether. NOTE: If you delete a file or folder from a resource that is not local (such as a network computer), the file or folder does not go to the Recycle Bin, the item is instantly deleted.

To fix this problem, follow these steps to regenerate the Recycle Bin folder by using the command prompt: Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, Click Start , click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. Type the appropriate command for your operating system, and then press ENTER. Windows XP. rd /s C:\recycler.

Learn to delete or restore files from your OneDrive recycle bin in Android or iOS, plus how to see how much storage you have available in your personal OneDrive account.

Empty the Recycle Bin in Windows 10. Windows 10. Find the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop. Right click (or press and hold) and select Empty Recycle Bin.