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.

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.

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.

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 shared a folder with other people and they deleted its contents, you can find the contents in your recycle bin. To restore files from your Recycle Bin in Windows, open the Recycle Bin, select the files or folders you want to recover, then right-click them and select Restore.

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.

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. Sign in to Microsoft365.com.

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.