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Clear-RecycleBin

Clear items from the Recycle Bin. This command can only be used through PowerShell versions 5.1 and below, or 7.1 and above. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/clear-recyclebin.

• Clear and delete all items inside the Recycle Bin:

Clear-RecycleBin

• Clear the Recycle Bin for a specific drive:

Clear-RecycleBin -DriveLetter {{C}}

• Clear the Recycle Bin without further confirmation:

Clear-RecycleBin -Force