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Renaming Recycle Bin folder

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by intelligent

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How can I rename Recycle Bin folder?

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by p.j.hutchison

Create a shortcut to Recycle Bin icon and then remove origianl icon via Display Properties, Custom Desktop.

by intelligent

I want to rename recycle bin. If I create a short cut both the folders will be on the desktop. the original and shortcut. I do not want this.

by intelligent

I knew how to rename the recyle bin, but I have forgotten it's procedure. Without creating a short cut or hiding it we can rename it. Just need the right information!

by curtis

It's in the registry ...
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder

Value Name: Attributes
Data Type: REG_BINARY (Binary Value)
Value Data: 40 01 00 20

By changing the "Value Data" to "70 01 00 20"
and then rebooting, you can rename the recycled bin to whatever you like ... "trash" works for me

Hope This Helps

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