How to show C:\$RECYCLE.BIN?

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You just need to configure your view to show hidden system files:

Open Windows Explorer
Highlight the operating system drive
Press Alt
Select Tools on the Menu Bar
Select Folder Options...
Select the View tab
Select the radio button to Show hidden files, folders, and drives
Uncheck the box to disable Hide protected operating system files
Press the OK button

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Fabian Röling

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Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

Fabian Röling over 1 year

I have an interesting problem: It's already solved, but I don't know how I did it.

In Windows Explorer, the folder $RECYCLE.BIN is shown under C:\, but I know that it's not that way by default, not even if you set hidden folders to visible.

I would like to see it, because if there are many files in the recycle bin, it's impossible to open the properties window of them all (for what reason ever). But the properties window of the C:\$RECYCLE.BIN always works.

On my laptop there is this folder, but I don't know how I did that. I will re-install the operating system soon, because of a lot of problems, but I want the folder back then so that I don't have to type it every time.

Possible solution #1: https://superuser.com/a/999354/650163

Possible solution #2: Take ownership of everything in C:\, that creates an error message that the recycle bin is corrupted, but doesn't create actual error. I don't know if the folder was visible before I did that, but afterwards it definitely was, so it might be cause.

Does one of these solutions work? Or are there other ways?
Fabian Röling over 7 years

Wow, that actually works already. I was sure that it didn't, probably I just forgot the system file option on my work laptop. Well, thank you and have some easily earned reputation points! ;)
Run5k over 7 years

Always glad to help!