i have corrupted recycle bin on e drive and when i try to delete it it says unex

[lucas millington]

i have corrupted recycle bin on e drive and when i try to delete it it says unexpected error file when i look in the file it says its not available or it has been moved, how do i fix this?

 

[tech3475]

Have you tried chkdsk/file system checker?

 

[lucas millington]

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Have you tried chkdsk/file system checker?

how do i do that for the e drive what are the commands

 

[tech3475]

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how do i do that for the e drive what are the commands

https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/run-chkdsk-utility-xp/

edit: obviously use e: drive instead of c:

 

[lucas millington]

https://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/run-chkdsk-utility-xp/

edit: obviously use e: drive instead of c:

it said no errors were found

 

[tech3475]

it said no errors were found

What happens if you try to empty the recycle bin by right clicking the icon and selecting "empty recycle bin".

 

[lucas millington]

What happens if you try to empty the recycle bin by right clicking the icon and selecting "empty recycle bin".

for that recycle bin it dosent have that option

 

[tech3475]

for that recycle bin it dosent have that option

Not even from the desktop?

 

[lucas millington]

Not even from the desktop?

desktop one is the c drive one and it has nothing in it

 

[tech3475]

desktop one is the c drive one and it has nothing in it

Right click on the Recycle Bin icon>properties

What does it say for E drive?

 

[lucas millington]

Right click on the Recycle Bin icon>properties

What does it say for E drive?

 

[tech3475]

Has the drive been used on a different system, a different user or has windows been reinstalled?

 

[lucas millington]

Has the drive been used on a different system, a different user or has windows been reinstalled?

no but the corrupt message seems to have stopped, though the file in the recycle bin is still there

 

[godreborn]

rd /s /q E:$Recycle. bin

try that command. sometimes I get a corrupted recycle bin when I delete a lot of things (says wrong size). it will delete the recycle bin. restart the computer after that. it's always fixed it with my external hdds.

 

[lucas millington]

rd /s /q E:$Recycle. bin

try that command. sometimes I get a corrupted recycle bin when I delete a lot of things (says wrong size). it will delete the recycle bin. restart the computer after that. it's always fixed it with my external hdds.

it says it The system cannot find the file specified.

 

[tech3475]

it says it The system cannot find the file specified.

There's a typo:
"rd /s /q E:$Recycle.bin"

 

[godreborn]

try pressing refresh to see if it appears or not.

 

[lucas millington]

There's a typo:
"rd /s /q E:$Recycle.bin"

says E:$Recycle.bin\S-1-5-21-3033790026-2419712527-1308499037-1002\$R565GKF\100B7A24.oxyna_1.0.7.0_x64__wyfsmff9ynw7j - The system cannot find the file specified.

 

[godreborn]

try plugging the drive into another port. it's an external hdd, right?

 

[lucas millington]

no internal