C:\$Recycle.bin still full of data

Hi Simone Previti,

There are situations where you need to reset the Recycle Bin store folder to fix problems such as Recycle Bin not showing the files that have been deleted, or you’re unable to completely empty the Recycle Bin. Each drive has a hidden and protected folder named $Recycle.bin, which is where the Recycle Bin stores files and folders that you (and other users in the PC) delete. Windows 7 creates a fresh $Recycle.bin folder automatically after you reset it.

IMPORTANT:  The following procedure permanently deletes all files and folders which are already in the Recycle Bin (from all user accounts in the system) and cannot be recovered.

**1.**Open an elevated Command Prompt window. To open an elevated Command Prompt, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

2.       Type the following command and press ENTER: rd /s /q C:$Recycle.bin

(This clears out the $Recycle.bin folder from the C:\ partition. You may have to do this for each hard disk partition in your system.)

3.       Type exit to close the Command Prompt window.

Now check if the issue still persists or not.

Hope this helps.