Windows 10: Getting error message when Win 10 starts on external HD

Hope I'm in the right place for this.
I've had Win 10 now for about a week and I've had some glitches but I've found solutions to them. However, for the past 3 days I'm getting an error message when Win 10 starts about my Recycle Bin on my external hard drive, which is a MyBook by WD, 3tb USB 3.0. I've been getting a message that "The Recycle Bin on J:\ is corrupted. Do you want to empty the Recycle Bin for this drive?". I've clicked yes and still each time I start the computer I get the same message. I've done Properties>Disk Cleanup and it shows that there is 0 bytes in the Recycle Bin. I have no clue as to why I'm getting this message or even how to fix it. Can anyone help with this? I would greatly appreciate it.

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Error failed external Hard drive after replacing the internal hdd

I've had an external hd for a couple years now, and back up important files when necessary. So I had an internal hd crash, replaced it, and had the shop that did the work reload Win 10 on the system. Now the 'new' computer is telling me that the external
hd, that worked fine under Win 7 and Win 10 on the old, failed hd, need formatting before use. And I tried hooking the external hd up to 2 laptops, one with Win 7 and one with Win 10, and same results. This doesn't make sense to me, as the external hd worked
just fine before the internal hd crash. So even though I've backed up important files externally, I have the sinking feeling I've lost everything on that ext hd. Any help for this situation?

hard drive crash / external hard drive question- Original Title

 

Hard drive not recognized Windows 10

Vanessa - it was a W 10 USB driver problem and when I was finally able to get an error message in one port for an external HD I let the W 10 "troubleshooter" correct it. Thanks.

Curtis

 

With your MyBook plugged in, right click on the recycle bin on your desktop and click on properties. You will see the recycle bins and "Space Available" for each drive including your MyBook. Try changing the space available or alternatively the settings for that particular selection.

 

Snakeyes,I have tried your suggestion and so far it's working. I have a 2 tb HD and reduced my 3 tb to the size of the 2 tb and so far it's working. I'm wondering if you can do the same in 10 as you can in 7? That is to delete the Recycle Bin on the hd and go from there. I know that if you delete a file or files on the hd it will create the recycle bin and thus reset the recycle bin and hopefully not create the error message.

 

It should work, but I would not risk it, especially if the system is working fine.

 

Seeing as how 10 is fairly new and knowing that glitches are inevitable, I'm just guessing that in time it will work itself out, nothing is perfect so we'll just have to keep an eye on this and see what happens. In the meantime I thank you for your help.