Tip: You can empty the recycle bin:
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# Solution 1 Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\$Recycle.Bin' -Force | Remove-Item -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue # Solution 2 $recycleBin = (New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).NameSpace(0xa) $recycleBin.Items() | ForEach-Object -Process { Remove-Item -Path $_.Path -Force -Recurse } # Solution 3 (PowerShell v5) Clear-RecycleBin -Force |
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Clear-RecycleBin -Force if you don’t want the prompt.
The path can be a local drive or network drive..
To view their sizes
Get-ChildItem C:\ -Directory -Hidden -Filter ‘$REC*’ -Recurse | Select-Object Name,FullName,@{l=”Size in MB”;e={“{0:N2}” -f ((Get-ChildItem $_.FullName -Force | Measure-Object -Property length -sum).sum / 1MB)}}
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To remove ALL $Recycle.bin folders
Get-ChildItem C:\ -Directory -Hidden -Filter ‘$REC*’ -Recurse|Remove-Item -Force -Recurse