Recovering a Lost Recycle Bin

In Windows Vista, many users have reported the recycle bin as missing in action. When I first heard this problem surfacing among users, I tried to figure out how it could have happened, and ended up in a dilemma of my own. For the first time in the history of windows, it seems the Recycle Bin is actually armed with a delete button – which when clicked, causes the Recycle Bin to actually “disappear” from the system. Some users do this by accident, while meaning to click the empty recycle bin option above it. Others just click delete to see what happens, not expecting that the Recycle Bin could actually be removed. If this has happened to you, no need to fret – recovering the Recycle Bin is only a couple clicks away.

In truth, the Recycle Bin cannot actually be removed from the computer. The icon has been removed from your desktop, and access within Windows Explorer has been stopped. To solve this problem, go to the start menu and click on the control panel. From there, click appearance and personalization, and select the personalization icon. In this window, there should be an option to change desktop icons on the left side. After clicking this option, check the recycle bin and click OK to restore your Recycle Bin. If you view your desktop, the Recycle Bin should have reappeared, and is ready for use.

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