Recycle Bin Mystery

[LesleyO]

It's too easy to accidentally delete the Recycle Bin in Vista, but of course
you can put it back by clicking "Personalize" and "Change Desktop Icons".
However, when I did this I ended up with an empty recycle bin that *stays*
empty, no matter whether it has deleted items in it or not. Yes, I can
right-click it and see whether it's full or not, but there should be a way
to get it back to normal, so that it shows when it has something in it --
shouldn't there?!

LesleyO

 

[John Inzer]

It's too easy to accidentally delete the Recycle Bin in Vista, but of
course you can put it back by clicking "Personalize" and "Change
Desktop Icons". However, when I did this I ended up with an empty
recycle bin that *stays* empty, no matter whether it has deleted
items in it or not. Yes, I can right-click it and see whether it's
full or not, but there should be a way to get it back to normal, so
that it shows when it has something in it -- shouldn't there?!

LesleyO

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Have a look at the following article:

Windows Vista -
Recycle Bin icon does not refresh automatically
http://tinyurl.com/2qb947

http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/252/1/Recycle-Bin-icon-does-not-refresh-automatically.html

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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Recycle Bin icon does not refresh automatically:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/252/1/Recycle-Bin-icon-does-not-refresh-automatically.html

How to hide the "Delete" command from Recycle Bin context menu in Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...ecycle-Bin-context-menu-in-Windows-Vista.html

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


It's too easy to accidentally delete the Recycle Bin in Vista, but of course
you can put it back by clicking "Personalize" and "Change Desktop Icons".
However, when I did this I ended up with an empty recycle bin that *stays*
empty, no matter whether it has deleted items in it or not. Yes, I can
right-click it and see whether it's full or not, but there should be a way
to get it back to normal, so that it shows when it has something in it --
shouldn't there?!

LesleyO