- Hitting Yes will not erase all data.
- You will need to reset E: Recyle bin
To reset the Recycle Bin
Type cmd in Windows Start Search Box
Right Click on Cmd > Run As Administrator
rd /s /q E:$Recycle.bin
Enter
The Recycle Bin on E:\ is corrupted. Do you want to empty the Recycle Bin for this drive?
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I get this Message every time I plug in my external hard drive into my laptop. It started a few days ago and was trying to figure out if hitting yes would erase all the files on the external hard drive?
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Vijay A. Verma 104.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2018-01-27T16:15:08+00:00 -
Anonymous
2018-01-27T16:12:04+00:00 See:
Fix: Recycle Bin is corrupted in Windows 10/8/7 - The Windows Club
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Sumit 43,036 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2018-01-27T16:15:06+00:00 This should help:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/94946-fix-c... -
DaveM121 828.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor2018-01-27T16:16:11+00:00 Hi to fix the corrupt Recycle Bin, you need to delete it, Windows will then create a new Recycle Bin on that Drive . . .
Open a Command Prompt window as administrator:
(Click your Start Button, type cmd, right click Command Prompt in the resulting list and choose 'Run as Administrator')
Paste the following command and hit Enter:
rd /s /q E:$Recycle.bin
Close the Command Prompt window and restart your system
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Greg Carmack 24,755 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2018-01-27T16:16:37+00:00 Hi Godfaller. I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 8 year Windows MVP, here to help you.
To reset the Recycle Bin, type CMD in Start Search, right click Command Prompt result to Run as Admin. Copy and paste the following command in the box and hit ENTER:
rd /s /q E:$Recycle.bin
Do this for each drive letter that has as corrupted Recycle Bin.
Then restart the PC to recreate the Recycle Bin.
Again go back to the Admin Command Prompt to run a full Disk Check on the drive, and run the System File checker:
https://www.groovypost.com/howto/check-hard-dri...
https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-sfc-scannow...
I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.