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Microsoft: Windows: XP: File: Remove: How to empty recycle bin from command line? [delete]

Aug 20th, 2006 10:01
Knud van Eeden,

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Microsoft: Windows: XP: 4NT: File: Remove: How empty recycle bin from 
command line? [delete / 4DOS]
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Steps: Overview:
 1. -Run 4NT
 2. -To get the current content of the recycle bin
     type the following command:
      recycle
     1. -That will show a screen output similar to the following:
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> recycle
C:\ :  500,637,194 bytes in   314 files
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 3. -To empty the recycle bin without asking,
     open an MSDOS box and type the following command:
      recycle /D
 4. -To see the parameters, type
      recycle /?
     1. -That will show a screen output similar to the following:
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 Display recycle bin status or delete files from the recycle bin.
 RECYCLE [/D /E /Q /P] path ...
         /D(elete)
         /Q(uiet)
         /E (no error messages)
         /P(rompt)
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 5. -Note: This command is thus not by default
     present in Microsoft Windows XP, you will
     have to download and install 4NT
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Internet: see also:
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4DOS/4NT: How to install 4DOS or 4NT?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/12704
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Operating system: Microsoft: Windows: XP: Link: Overview: Can you give 
an overview of links?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/34878/fid/868
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