Windows 10 can t empty recycle bin

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Select Windows PowerShell (Administrator)ģ. These commands scan all protected system files and replace damaged files.Ģ. I have analyzed your comment and it is very likely that this is due to some error in the system files. Hello, miezekatze92 I'm an independent advisor and I will try to help you today.

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I'm at my wits' end but I really really really would like to get rid of those god knows how many GB which are sitting in this silly recycle bin. starting windows in safe mode and trying the options above (same results).using 3rd party software like ccleaner (gets stuck at 0% when trying to empty the bin, after a while software crashes or windows suddenly reboots :)).deleting/repairing the recycle bin through cmd (nothing happens).accessing the bin and trying to delete files manually (right click on a file works, confirmation window to delete appears, after that nothing happens).

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Opening the bin works, but it takes hours (2 to

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It's been like this for a while now and I neglected the issue for so long that my recycle bin has accumulated a whopping 1,400,000 (+) files by now. I can't empty or delete files from my recycle bin.