Windows 10: Windows 10 Home does not empty recycle bin

Do you have access to a WinRE disk? I don't know what site offers those, on the MS site somewhere? Google it, there should be an ISO that can be downloaded/ The version for Windows 8 should still work for 10, just get the ISO image and burn it, Boot to it, and then you can try CHKDSK etc on your main drive- It may be failing because you are running it from Windows.

Also, check your Recycle bin properties, shut off recycle bin for all drives that are not Drive C.

And check out Unlocker, if Brink approves it. Basiucally you right click on the locked file and choose "Unlocker" and then choose "Delete" from the unlocker window, if the locked file is attached to Explorer, choose "Delete" and then "Kill All" or "Kill Process" and that will detach the locked file from Explorer so it can be deleted.

 

Great news.

 

If he can get some kind of boot disk or WinRE disk, or a windows install disk, he could boot to that and then run CHKDSK from that. I've had locked files end up in the recycle bin, it doesn't happen often.

 

Sounds like you got it, OneDrive basically is not really on your PC, it's a cloud service like iCloud Drive.

How did Onedrive end up on Drive F, is that where your Windows is installed?

The one thing you gotta remember, is that your OneDrive folder is not a local folder, so you can't really delete anything directly from there.

 

Pleased you got sorted mate.

 

Here, this pic might explain a little of what's happening in there, this folder here:





That says "Personal (Web)" - That is your remote One Note folder. If you try to delete that on your PC, it's big trouble. If you tried to delete that, it could have caused this whole issue.