Tutorial Powershell - Empty the recycle bin [ Step by step ]

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• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10
• Windows 7

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The following section presents the list of equipment used to create this tutorial.

Server
Network Switch
Laptop

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Tutorial Powershell – Empty the recycle bin

Start a Powershell command-line.

List the content of the recycle bin.

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Here is the command output.

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Optionally, display the content of the recycle bin formatted as a grid.

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Here is the command output.

Clear the recycle bin.

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Clear the recycle bin of a specific drive.

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Congratulations! You are able to empty the recycle bin using Powershell.

Powershell – Empty the recycle bin

Powershell – Empty the recycle bin

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