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external help file Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
Locale en-US
Module Name Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
ms.date 01/05/2024
online version https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/clear-recyclebin?view=powershell-7.6&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema 2.0.0
title Clear-RecycleBin

Clear-RecycleBin

SYNOPSIS

Clears the contents of the current user's recycle bin.

SYNTAX

All

Clear-RecycleBin [[-DriveLetter] <String[]>] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

This cmdlet is only available on the Windows platform.

The Clear-RecycleBin cmdlet deletes the content of the current user's recycle bin. This action is like using Windows Empty Recycle Bin.

This cmdlet was readded in PowerShell 7.

EXAMPLES

1: Clear all recycle bins

In this example, the current user's recycle bins for all drives are cleared.

Clear-RecycleBin
Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing the operation "Clear-RecycleBin" on target "All of the contents of the Recycle Bin".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"):

Clear-RecycleBin prompts the user for confirmation.

2: Clear a specified recycle bin

This example clears the recycle bin for a specified drive letter.

Clear-RecycleBin -DriveLetter C

Clear-RecycleBin uses the DriveLetter parameter to specify the recycle bin on the C volume. The user is prompted for confirmation to run the command.

3: Clear all recycle bins without confirmation

This example doesn't prompt for confirmation to clear the recycle bins.

Clear-RecycleBin -Force

Clear-RecycleBin uses the Force parameter and doesn't prompt the user for confirmation to clear all recycle bins.

An alternative is to replace -Force with -Confirm:$false.

PARAMETERS

-DriveLetter

Specifies the recycle bin to clear for a single drive letter or an array of drive letters.

Type: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Force

Specifies that the user isn't prompted for confirmation to clear a recycle bin. The Force parameter also overrides the WhatIf and Confirm parameters.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts for user confirmation before running the cmdlet. The user is prompted for confirmation even if the Confirm parameter isn't specified.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if Clear-RecycleBin runs. The cmdlet isn't run.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

None

This cmdlet returns no output.

NOTES

This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.

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