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Concerning MS Community's Solution about Recycle Bin

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by zlzpqx 2 views

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Since, for some strange reason, I could not open my recycle bin in my PC's Windows 10, I found the following solution in https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/cant-open-recycle-bin/5a8e8886-faa6-4f7b-a800-9ab7428eb0b5

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Run CMD to fix corrupted Windows 10 recycle bin

1. Go to Start > Click All Programs > Accessories;
2. Right-click Command Prompt > Select “run cmd as administrator”.
3. Type: rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin and hit Enter.
4. Reboot computer and then you can reuse the Recycle Bin again.

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Windows 10 does not have All Programs > Accessories. So I first tried available link Windows Accessories and then Windows Administrator. But in both options, I could not find any way to make any progress.

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by rproffitt

Here's how it works here.

1. Press the Windows key.
2. Type CMD and look to the right for the "Run as administrator"

by zlzpqx

Thank you, Bob; with your instruction, I made some progress!

After pressing Windows key, I typed CMD, but could not find anywhere " "Run as administrator." So I just hit the "enter" key and in the black window which popped up, typed after "C:\Users\(my username)>" the following:

rd/s/q C:\$Recycle.bin

(I left one blank space between "q" and "C:") and hit the "enter" key.

I got the message "Access is denied."

I shall much appreciate it if you can patiently provide me further guidance, for I have no understanding of the Commands process!

Thanks.

by rproffitt

At office and home with dozens of machines this works. Let me share a screen grab for you. If you are running some old version of W10 I can't know that so share a bit why your OS differs.

[image]https://i.imgur.com/Wad4Adm.png[/image]

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