XP Desktop Recycle Bin icon

Here is a first - at least for me. I recently wrongly deleted a file, and - of course - headed for the Recycle Bin, only to discover that I do not have a Recycle Bin.

I have tried everything I can think of to load this important utility, but cannot find it anywhere.

I tend to assume that I do have a Recycle Bin, but I definitely do not have the Desktop icon by which to access it.

Help!

jvwert

 

You should have a folder named Recycler with subfolders (having long, strange, mostly numeric names) that are the recycle bins for the various users of your PC. Any deleted items (if you have your system set to send things to the recycle bin) should be in there.

And while I seem to remember a more elegant solution, a quick fix is to look in Windows Explorer for a recycle folder (should have the familiar icon) and send it to the desktop as a shortcut.

 

Thanx Pete. I was just too tired at 0100 to go looking. Glad you posted those.