Automatically 'clean up' the Recycle Bin on Windows 10
Recycle Bin is a place to store temporary files and folders that you accidentally deleted. However, to clean up unnecessary files, you will have to do one more step to clean up the Recycle Bin. Instead of losing a lot of steps, you can set up to automatically clean up the Recycle Bin every time you open your Windows 10 computer.
Automatically "clean up" the Recycle Bin on Windows 10
To automatically "clean up" the recycle bin on Windows 10, follow the steps below:
1. Press Windows + R key combination to open the Run window. Here you enter the command below and then press Enter to open the Startup folder:
shell: Startup
2. Right-click any space to create a new shortcut.
On the Shortcut window, enter the following command into the box Type the location of the item :
cmd.exe / c "echo Y | PowerShell.exe -NoProfile -Command Clear-RecycleBin"
3. Name the shortcut as Empty Recycle Bin and select an icon for the shortcut if you want.
After you have completed the above steps, restart your computer and open the Recycle Bin folder. Now the Recycle Bin will be cleaned up.
Instead of automatically "cleaning up" the Recycle Bin every time you start your Windows 10 computer, you can schedule a specific Recycle Bin cleanup on Task Scheduler.
1. Open Control Panel.
2. On the Control Panel window, find and select System and Security => Administrative Tools .
3. On the next window, double-click the Task Scheduler shortcut.
4. In the left pane, click "Task Scheduler Library" .
5. In the right pane, click to select Create task.
6. The Create Task window appears on the screen. Here you click on the General tab , give a name to the Task you want, such as Empty Recycle Bin.
In addition, you can add a description to the Description frame if you want.
7. At the Configure section, select Windows 10 .
8. Switch to Triggers card . Here you click New button .
Select the amount of time you want to clean up the Recycle Bin.
9. Next go to the Actions tab . Add a new action by clicking the New button .
In the Program / script box , enter " cmd.exe ".
In the Add arguments (optional) box , enter the text below in:
/ c "echo Y | PowerShell.exe -NoProfile -Command Clear-RecycleBin"
So you have completed the setup to automatically clean up the Recycle Bin on Windows 10 computers.
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Good luck!
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