Windows 10: How to solve the "The Recycle Bin on C: is corrupted" error.

Some people may get an error message saying:"The Recycle Bin on C:\ has been corrupted. Do you want to empty the Recycle Bin for this drive?"Options: Yes selected at the moment, No.This error usually doesn't appear, but it may happen if you messed around with the C:\$RECYCLE.BIN hidden folder.Clicking on either button will not work, since the screen is frozen. Pressing enter or space will also not work. Control+Alt+Delete or Countrol+Shift+Esc won't bring up anything. Only the mouse works, but it doesn't click on anything.What you need to do is to press Alt+Tab. The window will become acti

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Recycle Bin on C Corrupted

I went to turn on my computer (windows 10) and the sign on screen looked weird (no picture) so I clicked where my password should go and the error message "The Recycle Bin on C:\ is corrupted Do you want to empty the recycle bin for this drive?" appeared...And
I am now frozen in this mode. I tried Ctrl Alt Enter and Ctrl Alt Del hard reboot doesn't work either. Any suggestions?

 

Recycle Bin is corrupted

Hi SivrosJ,

Each drive contains a hidden Recycle Bin system folder, which are hidden and is used as a temporary storage when you delete files on that drive. Just as any other system files, it can also be corrupted and thus, giving you this error message. With that being
said, can you tell us if this F: drive that you have is a USB flash drive or a
portable hard drive? Please advise.

In the mean time, I suggest that you perform SFC scan on your external storage device and see if it helps. Here's how:

1. Type cmd on the Cortana search box, right click on the result and select
   Run as administrator.
2. Type sfc /SCANNOW /OFFBOOTDIR=f:\ /OFFWINDIR=c:\windows

NOTE: replace c:\windows with the correct
drive letter if Windows is installed on a different drive. Hit the Enter key and wait until the scan is finished.

Another step that I can suggest is to reset the Recycle Bin only to the F: drive and see if it helps.

1. Launch cmd as an administrator.
2. Type rd /s /q F:\$Recycle.bin
3. Hit the enter key.
4. Restart your PC.

Let us know the outcome of these troubleshooting steps. To notify us and have us get back to you, simply reply to this post.

 

recycle bin

Hi George,

To prevent your files from being deleted from the Recycle Bin, we suggest increasing the maximum file size your Recycle Bin can keep by following the steps below:

• Right click on the Recycle Bin icon.
• Under the Settings for selected location, select Custom size.
• Fill up the box for your allotted maximum file size for your Recycle Bin.

Let us know if you need further assistance.