Windows 10: recycle bin on external HDD

I have deleted many duplicate filesseveral Gigabytes on my eternal HDD but the computer has not shown an increased amount of free space. When I check the recycle bin it is shown as empty.. I have heard that these deleted files may be "hidden" but I do not know how to access them in order to delete them. I have tried the route via control panel and file explorer options without success. What else can I do?

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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.

 

Access recycle bin on external HDD

Hello everyone

When I wanna access the recycle bin on my external drive and see the files, it opens the recycle bin on my main drive, like it is a shortcut.

How do I access the recycle bin on the external drive and see the files?

Thank you!

 

Recycle bin and External HDD

The Recycle Bin view is global for the entire system including viewing the Recycle Bin on any fixed drive even your external Seagate which is likely being mounted as fixed per the drives firmware.

If Windows mounts the drive as Fixed instead of External, then your Recycle Bin behavior is to be expected.

Using Disk Manager (diskmgmt.msc), if your USB connected Seagate is listed as Fixed, then the drives firmware is detected as fixed by design thus extending some additional features normally reserved for fixed drives versus limitations of USB jump drives.

Features such as easy NTFS formatting, encrypting file system, the Recycle Bin and others.