One of the most interesting discoveries in the early days of Windows was the recycle bin, available to this day without modification. Deleted files or documents are not destroyed immediately and permanently; they first go through a recycling bin, just like physical paper documents..
These documents can be retrieved from the trash in an emergency, as long as the trash has not been emptied. Although the Recycle Bin is no longer as easy to find in many Windows 10 installations, the feature is still available and the Recycle Bin can be shown again in just a couple of steps.
The recycle bin itself, that is, the technical function of Windows that stores deleted files, has not disappeared, so you shouldn't panic if you suddenly can't find the recycle bin in Windows 10. Normally, the only thing that has disappeared is the desktop icon of the trash can. The user may have deleted the icon on purpose or inadvertently. Also, a Windows update with a change in Windows settings can cause the Recycle Bin to suddenly disappear from the desktop..
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Windows users who have been using this operating system for years are used to always having a few icons on their desktop: Computer, User Files, Network, Recycle Bin, and Control Panel. Since the Windows XP version, these icons, except for the recycle bin icon, are no longer displayed by default on the desktop in new installations . However, although these icons are well hidden in Windows 10, they are still available. If it disappears, you can get the recycle bin icon back on your desktop in just a few steps:
You can also easily access these settings by right-clicking on the desktop. In the context menu, select? Customize ?. In Windows 10, the Settings will open and you will have to click again on? Themes? to access the desktop icon settings. In Windows 7, open the classic control panel window, from where you can view the recycle bin on your desktop again..
Have you checked the checkbox but still haven't been able to see the recycle bin? In that case, the desktop icons are most likely disabled. If so, the solution is still very simple. Right-click on the desktop and from the context menu select first? See ? and then, ? Show desktop icons ?. Instantly, the recycle bin as well as other icons that may be available will appear on the desktop. This also applies if you lose the recycle bin on Windows 7.
To restore files from the Recycle Bin, simply double-click the Recycle Bin icon and browse for the desired file.
Unlike previous versions of Windows, in the most current version of Microsoft's operating system, the control panel and the recycle bin are no longer displayed by default in the navigation area, on the left side of Windows Explorer. However, with a little trick, you will be able to show the recycle bin in Windows 10 explorer again.
In the empty space that you will find below all the icons in the navigation area, click with the right mouse button and select the option? Show all folders ? from the context menu. Once that is done, both the recycle bin and the control panel will be displayed in the navigation area of the browser.
If Windows no longer stores deleted files in the Recycle Bin, but instead instantly deletes them permanently, the mistake often lies in the Recycle Bin properties . You can solve this problem in the following way:
Although the user sees the recycle bin icon as a single bin, Windows actually has a hidden folder on each disk. Files are temporarily stored in these folders until the recycle bin is permanently emptied.
If when trying to restore a file from the recycle bin, the message? Is the recycle bin on disk damaged ?, it is best to delete only the affected folder, you do not have to empty the recycle bin of all disks. To do this, the ideal is to proceed as follows:
In principle, you can also delete the trash folder through Windows Explorer. This may cause Windows to immediately create the Recycle Bin without having to restart the computer, but the error will not have been fixed. For that reason, we recommend that you follow the command line method described above.
One way or another, the Windows Recycle Bin can always be shown again. The same goes for other elements of the operating system: Windows has many hidden files and folders that can be displayed.
