Opening Recycle Bin


donb2022

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When I right clicked on recycle bin and choose open, it use to open in it's own file explorer window, but now it opens in a different tab within the same file explorer as my other drives and folders. How do I get it to open in its own file explorer window like before?
 

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donb2022 said:
How do I get it to open in its own file explorer window like before?
Click to expand...


It would help to know "exactly" what version of Windows 11, you're on.
Type: winver ...in the Taskbar search box.


<----- Windows version

Also, might want to open a Command prompt, as Admin, and run...
sfc /scannow

I gave you ten cookies, because you filled out your computer specs. :-)
 

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Hi donb2022

Right click your recycle bin and choose "properties". Location should be shown as C: drive.
You could always try a recycle bin reset. Open an elevated command prompt ( run as admin ) and use the command below followed by the enter key

rd /s /q C:\$Recycle. bin
 

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fishingfool said:
Hi donb2022

Right click your recycle bin and choose "properties". Location should be shown as C: drive.
You could always try a recycle bin reset. Open an elevated command prompt ( run as admin ) and use the command below followed by the enter key

rd /s /q C:\$Recycle. bin
Click to expand...
I got this...
C:\Windows\System32>rd /s /q C:\$Recycle. bin
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
 

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Ghot said:
It would help to know "exactly" what version of Windows 11, you're on.
Type: winver ...in the Taskbar search box.


<----- Windows version

Also, might want to open a Command prompt, as Admin, and run...
sfc /scannow

I gave you ten cookies, because you filled out your computer specs. :-)
Click to expand...
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This issue came up with the recent Windows update
 

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donb2022 said:
I got this...
C:\Windows\System32>rd /s /q C:\$Recycle. bin
Click to expand...

There's a space between the . and bin
Get rid of that space and try it again.
 
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