Recycle Bin Icon Won't Change

[Guest]

I'm using Windows Vista Basic, I believe. For a couple weeks now, when I put
an item or two into the Recycle Bin, the icon isn't changing from empty to
full, or at least having some of those crumpled-up paper balls in it.
Sometimes it shows the full-of-paper icon, even when it has no files in it.

Anyone know how to fix this? It's empty, but I know I put files in it
recently. And if it shows the full icon, I'm always right-clicking it to
empty it, only to find out it's empty. It's distracting.

 

[Guest]

I did the Change Desktop Icon thing, but that didn't work. Was I supposed to
restart my computer after doing that?

 

[dean-dean]

You could try this. In Change Desktop Icons, click on Restore Default for
both Recycle Bin (full) and Recycle Bin (empty). (Apply, OK). Then delete
the (hidden) IconCache.db file under C:\Users\(Your Name)\AppData\Local\,
and restart your computer.

 

[Guest]

:

You could try this. In Change Desktop Icons, click on Restore Default for
both Recycle Bin (full) and Recycle Bin (empty). (Apply, OK). Then delete
the (hidden) IconCache.db file under C:\Users\(Your Name)\AppData\Local\,
and restart your computer.

Oddly enough, I couldn't find the "hidden" file. I went there, but I just
found a Configuration file and a FontCache file. And then I ran a search on
the C:\ Drive for "IconCache.db", but it didn't find anything. Thanks for
trying.

 

[dean-dean]

Yes, you should have a IconCache.db Data Base File in the C:\Users\(Your
Name)\AppData\Local folder, among the ones you've noted. If it's deleted,
Windows will recreate it after reboot. If Windows is not creating that
file, this could be problematic, and a reason for your Recycle Bin icon
issue.

Try going to Control Panel > Personalization and then click on Display
Settings. Change the Colors to a lower setting, e.g., from Highest
(32-bit) to Medium (16-bit). Then do the same again, and reset Colors back
to the way it was originally. Hopefully, this will toggle the IconCache.db
into being created.