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Refresh the Recycle Bin W11

bondueller Posted messages 6 Status Member -  
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Hello, I can't refresh the recycle bin (full recycle bin / empty recycle bin) in Windows 11. I can't find the recycle bin icons in regedit. Thanks to anyone who can help me.

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    pistouri Posted messages 19008 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassadeur 8 723
     

    Hello,

    Location of the Recycle Bin in the Windows Registry:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

    Repair the Recycle Bin

    Open a command prompt (CMD) as Administrator.

    Copy and paste these 2 commands.

    Press the enter key after each command.

    Once finished, type exit or close the command prompt window (CMD).

     RmDir /S "C:\$Recycle.Bin" RmDir /S "C:\RECYCLER"

    Source

    Re-register the Recycle Bin:

    Register this reg file ==► Recycle Bin

    Run the reg file

    Yes, Yes, OK.

    Restart the PC.

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    1. bondueller Posted messages 6 Status Member
       

      Hello, thank you very much for the follow-up. I did exactly as instructed but it still doesn't work...

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  2. bondueller Posted messages 6 Status Member
     

    Hello, thank you very much for the follow-up. I followed the instructions exactly, but it still doesn't work...

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    1. bondueller Posted messages 6 Status Member
       

      I add that I have copied the link into the registry. I then searched: full trash.ico, but it yielded no results. Thank you.

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    2. brucine Posted messages 24736 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 154
       

      Hello,

      The modification or reassignment of icons is done:

      -graphically: Settings-Personalization-Themes-Desktop Icon Settings: change the full and empty recycle bin icons.

      -or directly in the registry at
      Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon

      The respective empty and full values are %SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-55 and %SystemRoot%\System32\imageres.dll,-54

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    3. bondueller Posted messages 6 Status Member > brucine Posted messages 24736 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       

      Thank you, but I don't understand what "the respective values" are. Can you explain it to me?

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    4. pistouri Posted messages 19008 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   8 723 > bondueller Posted messages 6 Status Member
       

      Settings --►Customization --►Themes --►-Desktop Icon Settings

      In the Windows registry: Full Recycle Bin and Empty Recycle Bin.

       HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\DefaultIcon

      empty (Empty Recycle Bin)

      full (Full Recycle Bin)

      I didn't have the correct registry path for Full Recycle Bin and Empty Recycle Bin.

      Congratulations Brucine.

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    5. brucine Posted messages 24736 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 154 > pistouri Posted messages 19008 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention  
       

      There is another not very clever reason, but you never know: the size of the trash bin is reduced and set to not move, so it is always empty.

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