Delete files in C:\$Recycle.Bin Solved

Question

Hello everyone,

I just saw thanks to the antivirus that I have lots of files still in the "$recycle bin" but I have nothing left in the regular recycle bin. How do we access these files and delete them?

Thanks in advance

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PC EasyNote Packard Bell Intel 2 cores
Windows Vista premium

Configuration: Windows Vista Firefox 3.0.3

bauvaisis · Accepted Answer

Good evening,

I will explain to you step by step how I proceeded.

So first, go to My Computer then to your C:\ drive.
Press "alt" and a menu should appear at the top of the page. Go to the Tools tab then Folder Options (at the bottom).

Next, go to the second tab at the top "View".

In the list, check "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck the box "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)"

Then click ok.

The file "$Recycle.Bin" should appear at the top.

Open it and delete what you want to delete.

Then redo the steps in reverse to hide the hidden files again....

If you have any questions, feel free to ask

See you later
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PC EasyNote Packard Bell Intel 2 cores
Windows Vista Premium

bauvaisis · Answer

Please, does anyone know how to recover these files? -- PC EasyNote Packard Bell Intel 2 cores Windows Vista Premium

bauvaisis · Answer

even when displaying hidden files I can't find anything... -- PC EasyNote packard Bell Intel 2 cores Windows Vista premium

zaboukou · Answer

Hello  Download  Wise Disk Cleaner Free, you will be able to wipe them out!

bauvaisis · Answer

Thank you very much for your response! The disk scan is in progress.  -- PC EasyNote Packard Bell Intel 2 cores Windows Vista Premium

bauvaisis · Answer

The cleaning did the computer good, but it didn't find the files. In fact, I configured the display thanks to a tutorial that helped me find the famous hidden file $Recycle.Bin in C:\ and I deleted everything!

Thanks a lot anyway

See you
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PC EasyNote Packard Bell Intel 2 cores
Windows Vista Premium

daezyrium · Answer

Hello,

thank you already for responding so quickly, and also for your simple, clear, and effective explanations... after implementing them, it seems to be working, I just sent an antivirus scan and for now no more trojan

great

so thanks again and see you later just in case!!!

bauvaisis · Answer

oki good luck a++ -- PC EasyNote Packard Bell Intel 2 cores Windows Vista Premium

Tofikuss · Answer

I found a software that works by itself Windirstat it's super cool Thanks ;)

Toftof · Answer

All the answers found on the forums did not help me solve my problem, which was accessing the files contained in "$Recycle.bin". The fact that I activated hidden files, etc., didn't help me either.  I had identified, with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, a bunch of files that were being checked by the software each time I ran a scan, which extended the duration of the scan and cluttered my recycle bin without me being able to access it.  I found a simple and effective way under Windows 7 to access the famous $Recycle.bin using WinRAR x 64 3.93.  You need to open WinRAR from the Start menu and navigate in WinRAR by going up the directory tree, and there, miracle, you eventually stumble upon $Recycle.bin and realize that you can access the contents. You point to the file like "$RQ0IV066" (this is an example), and you press the "delete" key.  Be careful what you delete because it is impossible to recover them since you are emptying a part of the recycle bin, unless you copy (ctrl + c) and then paste it in another location and only then delete it permanently from "$Recycle.bin".   I was able to clear out the troublesome files from the recycle bin and thanks to this trick gained 2 gigabytes. Maybe other versions of WinRAR also work.  Easy, right?

MacIIc · Answer

My problem is solved (on Vista).

I first tried the first method (show hidden folders and not hiding, etc...). $recycle.bin was appearing just fine but the files to delete were not.

However, with the WinRar method from Toftof, I was able to see the 2 folders in question along with the files that McAfee highlighted during the antivirus scan, and I deleted them (and freed up 1GB).

Thank you Toftof

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