Where is the Recycle Bin in Windows 10/11? How can I find and open it?

You can find and open the Recycle Bin using any of these simple methods:

Please provide the English content you want to translate, and I'll translate it into Chinese for you.

The Recycle Bin in Microsoft Windows is a system folder that temporarily holds files or folders that the user has deleted. Files stored in the Recycle Bin can be restored.

To get started recovering files from the Recycle Bin, you first need to know where the Recycle Bin is on Windows 10. By default, the Recycle Bin on Windows 10 is located in the top-left corner of the desktop. You can easily find it and double-click to open it.

However, there might be situations when the Recycle Bin icon is not available on the desktop. In such cases, how do you find and open it? This guide answers the “Where is the Recycle Bin in Windows 10?” question and shows you a few ways to access the location of the Recycle Bin on Windows 10.

Furthermore, at the bottom of this page, we also recommend using the advanced Data Recovery Wizard tool to easily restore deleted files from Recycle Bin.

Where is the Recycle Bin in Windows 10/11 File Explorer?

Press Win + E to open File Explorer. Type in and search for Recycle Bin in the address bar. Press Enter to open it.

Alternatively, you can find the Recycle Bin in File Explorer by clicking the > icon in the address bar and selecting "Recycle Bin" from the drop-down menu.

Open the Recycle Bin via the command prompt.

Step 1: Press the Win + R keys to open the “Run” box.

Step 2: Type explorer.exe shell:RecycleBinFolder, and then click OK. The Recycle Bin should open.

Open the Recycling Bin from PowerShell

Step 1: Click on the **Search** button and type in **PowerShell**.

Step 2: Right-click on “Windows PowerShell,” and then select “Run as administrator.”

Step 3: Type shell:RecycleBinFolder and press Enter. The Recycle Bin will open.

Read also: How to fix a corrupted Windows 10 Recycle Bin and restore lost data

How to Find the Recycle Bin in Windows 10/11

If you don't see the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop, use these steps to access the desktop icons settings on Windows 10.

Step 1: Click the "Start" button, then select "Settings" > "Personalization".

Step 2. Click on "Appearance > Desktop Icons."

Step 3: Check the box next to "Recycle Bin," then click "Apply" and then "OK." The Recycle Bin icon should now appear on your desktop.

To show the Recycle Bin icon in Windows 7, click the Start button , type desktop icons in the search box, and then select Show or hide common icons on the desktop.

How do I empty the Recycle Bin in Windows 10/11?

The Recycling Bin holds all the files you delete. If you don't empty it regularly, it can fill up with a ton of files that take up a lot of space. Learn how to clear out the Recycling Bin efficiently in Windows 10.

• Empty the Recycle Bin on your desktop
• Empty the Recycle Bin from the Manage menu
• Empty the Recycle Bin from Settings
• Empty the Recycle Bin using CMD or a scheduled task

Additional Tip: How to Recover Files from an Empty Recycle Bin in Windows 10

How can you efficiently restore lost data if you accidentally press the Delete key, Shift+Delete keys, or empty the Recycle Bin on your Windows computer?

Recover deleted or lost files from emptied Recycle Bin, HDD, SSD, USB flash drive, external hard drive, SD card, camera, etc. with the renowned Data Recovery Wizard.

Download this data recovery tool for free and you can easily recover lost Word documents, photos, videos, audio files, emails, and more in just a few steps.

Step 1. To recover files from the Empty Recycle Bin on Windows 11/10/8/7 specifically, hover the mouse pointer over the 'Location' section and click on 'Recycle Bin'. Then, hit 'Scan'.

Step 2: The tool will immediately start a quick scan to retrieve all deleted files, and then automatically initiate a deep scan to search for more lost files. Once the scanning process is over, you can use the "Filter" option to choose a specific file type, such as images, Word documents, videos, and so on.

Step 3: After finding the file you want to recover, double-click it for a full preview. Then, select the target file and click "Recover". We recommend saving the recovered files to a different disk volume or an external USB drive to avoid overwriting data.

Conclusion

By the end of this guide, you should know where to find the Recycle Bin on your Windows 10 computer. If it's not on your desktop, you can still access it through File Explorer, the Run command, and Windows PowerShell. You can also add the Recycle Bin to your desktop via Settings.

If you emptied the Recycle Bin by accident and later find out that you need some of those files, don't worry – you can use data recovery software to get them back with a high success rate.