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. Recovery on cloud storage and network file shares is not supported.

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.

When deleting a large amount of files, this process may not be desirable because of the amount of time it takes to move them to the Recycle Bin and then empty the Recycle Bin, essentially deleting them twice. There is an easy way to bypass the Recycle Bin altogether.

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. Specific steps: Right-click the Recycle Bin icon, and click Property.

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 large amount of files, this process may not be desirable because of the amount of time it takes to move them to the Recycle Bin and then empty the Recycle Bin, essentially deleting them twice. There is an easy way to bypass the Recycle Bin altogether.

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.

Restore an entire site collection. If you're a global admin or SharePoint admin in Microsoft 365, you can also restore entire site collections from the site collection Recycle Bin. For info, see Restore a deleted site collection.

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.

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.