Windows 10: How to recover file/Folder in $Recycle.Bin of external Drive

Lost a Folder with multiple files when compressing it. The Folder, or rather a sub-folder of it is in the $Recycle.Bin of an external disk. The system shows the Recycle.Bin as corrupted but does not allow access to undelete it.


The recommended solution of ==> rd /s /q H:\$recycle.bin would apparently restore the recycle.bin but at the expense of losing the folder it contained.


Is there a way around this?

Thanks!

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Managing a recycle bin on an external drive

Hi,

Your external hard drive has its own recycle bin folder where the deleted files from it are stored. In order to delete those deleted files, we need to access first the recycle bin folder of the external hard drive. Follow these steps:

• Open File Explorer.
• At the top menu, click View.
• On the right pane, click Options > Change folder and search options.
• In the Folder options window, click the View tab.
• Under the Advanced settings, tick or select Show hidden files, folders, and drives.
• Uncheck Hide protected operating system files.
• Click Apply, then OK.

Once saved, try to access your external hard drive. Its recycle bin should now be visible. You may then open the recycle bin folder and delete the files inside it.

Let us know if you need further help.

Regards.

 

Managing a recycle bin on an external drive

Hi

As I said I know how to do this, but would rather not have to do it.

Plus the deleting part is very onerous as I have to (in no particular order) change the access from 'read only', log in as the administrator, turn off the application that is using the data, then I can delete. Then I have to reset all the settings, as I
want the application (File History) on and I don't want to see protected operating system files.

So yes, I am afraid I do need further help, please

 

How to recover deleted file in the Recycle bin in my external hard drive

Hello everyone,

I deleted a lot of files from my external hard drive. All of them when to the recycle bin of my external hard drive.

I used a laptop on windows 10 to delete of this files and I could see them in the recycle bin.

Now I am connecting my external hard drive to another laptop (I only travel with my hard drive) and the recycle bin of my hard drive is empty. I have not empty it how did it happen?

I have shown hidden file on my hard drive and I can see there are few folder in the recycle bin but they are empty 0 bytes. What happen? how can i see my deleted files again.

Thanks