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How to recover recycle bin on my computer

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I'm going to start with the easiest of fixes for this.  At times our recycle bin on the computer has moved off the screen, and we just can't see it anymore. If this fix doesn't work?  You don't have to undo anything, but we will move on to 2 other choices. Left click on an open space on your desktop .  Then Right Click, and a menu will appear.  You are looking for the option to 'sort' or 'arrange' depending on your operating system.  SORT BY is what my Vista computer states.  This will rearrange your icons on the desktop, and if your recycle bin was just off the screen?  It should be placed in order at this point.  It basically 'rearranges' everything.  Check if the recycle bin is present. If you have an older operating system like Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or even Windows XP?  If you need to recovery the recycle bin Annoyances.org has an article for you, and also software that you will need. Windows XP can also...

Computer Recycle Bin: How do you delete files, folders, and icons?

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All windows computers come with what we call a ‘recycle bin’.  Some of the pictures of the icon almost remind me of a trash can.  When I got Vista it was different this time.  It almost reminds me of a glass doesn't it? Think of the recycle bin on your computer LIKE a trash can, because we use it to get rid of icons , files or folders that have outlived their use for us.  It will be a basic computer operation for you in time! Just like a trash can there are times in which you will empty the recycle bin on your computer, but that will be the next lesson. Today I'm was looking at a recipe that I placed on my desktop for a Crunchy Chinese Chicken.  It was basically an shortcut I had placed on the computer desktop to remind me to make it one night for dinner.  Now I have decided I really don't need that shortcut on the computer anymore, and I want to get rid of it.  I'm going to show you a couple of different ways I can get my file, folder or icon into the...