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.

Select Start > Settings > Personalization > Themes > Desktop icon settings. Make sure the check box for Recycle Bin is checked, then select OK. You should see the icon displayed on your desktop. Note: If you are in tablet mode, desktop icons are not displayed.

Select the files or folders you want to restore by pointing to each item and clicking the circle check box that appears, and then click Restore. Tip: If you're using OneDrive with your personal account, you can select Restore all items to restore everything in your recycle bin.

Right-click the Recycle Bin icon, and click Property. Opening the Recycle Bin Property dialog box, you will find in the Settings for selected location section that it's all because of the selection of Don't move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted, which results in direct deletion for files.

If you’ve deleted Class Notebook pages or sections and then emptied the OneNote Recycle bin, you can recover these files using OneDrive. This works if the OneDrive Recycle bin hasn't been emptied yet. Select OneDrive. If you do not see it right away, open the App launcher to locate it.

Here's how to get the Recycle Bin on your desktop in Windows 10: Select the Start  button, then select Settings . Select Personalization > Themes > Desktop icon settings. Select the Recycle Bin check box > Apply. Notes: To get to desktop icon settings in Windows 8.1, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then select Search.

Select Start > Settings > Personalization > Themes > Desktop icon settings. Make sure the check box for Recycle Bin is checked, then select OK. You should see the icon displayed on your desktop. Note: If you are in tablet mode, desktop icons are not displayed.

Symptoms. You cannot empty the Recycle Bin on a computer that is running Windows XP or Windows Vista. Cause. This issue occurs because the Recycle Bin folder is corrupted. Resolution. To fix this problem, follow these steps to regenerate the Recycle Bin folder by using the command prompt: Open an elevated command prompt.

When deleting a folder or group of files: Select the folder or group of files to be deleted. Hold down the SHIFT key while pressing the DELETE key. -or-. Open a command prompt window. Use the MS-DOS command DEL to delete the folder or files. NOTE: Be aware that after files are deleted in this manner, they cannot be undeleted or recovered.

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