I'm trying to free up some space on the E: drive of a particular machine. In WinDirStat, I see $RECYCLE.BIN there is taking up 10+ GB, so I'd like to empty it. Seems simple enough!
I can't seem to figure out how. In Windows Explorer, there's one "Recycle Bin", and it's on the Desktop, outside of any lettered drive, and the lettered drives don't show $RECYCLE.BIN in them. The one Recycle Bin I do see shows as empty — no files, zero bytes.
(The only answer I could find so far is something to do with permissions, but I even tried opening an Explorer window as administrator, and I still see nothing there.)
Any ideas? Thanks!
Best Answer
Try: Right click on Recycle Bin, go to Properties. Configure each drive independently. On the E: drive, either disable or make the bin smaller. Windows automatically tries to allocate approximately 10% of EACH drive. If you manage the recycle bin automatically, all drives allocate 10%. If you manage them seperately, you can choose custom sizes.