Windows 10: How to get rid of 650 GB files in recycle bin

Hi,I run Windows 11. I have a drive G with a capacity of 850 GB that is reserved for OneDrive files. File Explorer says there is 70 GB free space A rough count of files locally availablke is 130 GB, the rest is on demand. S there is ca 650 GB hidden somewhere, taking up space. An ana;ysis with TreeSizeFree showed that the recycle bin on that drive contains 650 GB of files. Also running the command dir g:\$recycle.bin /s /a shows ca 650 files in the recycle bin and 130 GB OneDrive files. Now going to OneDrive settings, manage space reveals that the recycle bin is empty, there is nothing to sa

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recycle bin

Hi George,

To prevent your files from being deleted from the Recycle Bin, we suggest increasing the maximum file size your Recycle Bin can keep by following the steps below:

• Right click on the Recycle Bin icon.
• Under the Settings for selected location, select Custom size.
• Fill up the box for your allotted maximum file size for your Recycle Bin.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Recycle bin will not empty


I used a file synchronizer to get rid of a bunch of images and the program sent all the small files to the recycle bin. Anyway, there must be a thousand small file in my recycle bin that will not empty. The "empty recycle bin" begins the process by listing all the files, but it just keeps going in circles and will not empty.

 

Lost Recycle Bin in Windows 10

Hello,

We highly suggest to follow the steps below:

• Click the Start button , type desktop icons into the search box, and then click Show or hide common icons on the desktop.
• In the Desktop Icon Settings dialog box, do one of the following: To hide the Recycle Bin, clear the Recycle Bin check box. ...
  
• Click OK.

Let us know how it goes.