PoshTip #34 – How To Clear The Recycle Bin Using PowerShell?

A new cmdlet, Clear-RecycleBin, has been added to the WMF5. This cmdlet can clear the recycle bin only for the current user. You can specify a drive letter which means that you can also clear the recycle bin for an external drive.

Below is an example:

PS > Clear-RecycleBin -DriveLetter C:\ -Force

For more information about this cmdlet:

PS > Get-Help Clear-RecycleBin

 

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