Recycle Bin in Win 8

aardvaak

Can someone please tell me how I can see Recycle Bin in Win 8?

Consumerist

If you're booting to the Start Page, select the Desktop (tile) and it should be there.

Garetha

To show or hide the Recycle Bin on the desktop

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Search.
   (If you're using a mouse, point to the bottom-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, then click Search.)
2. Enter desktop icons in the search box, then tap or click Show or hide common icons on the desktop.
3. In the Desktop Icon Settings dialogue box, do one of the following:
   
   • To hide the Recycle Bin, untick the Recycle Bin checkbox.
   • To show the Recycle Bin, tick the Recycle Bin checkbox.
4. Tap or click OK.

Note

• Even when the Recycle Bin is hidden, deleted files are still stored there temporarily until you choose to permanently delete them or restore them.

Consumerist

If/when you have the Recycle Bin on your Desktop you can right-click it and select "Pin to Start" so you can see it as a tile on the Start page.

This is for Win 8.1 but Win 8 may be a little different.

aardvaak

I got to the search on the desktop and put 'show desktop icons' it then said 'No apps match your search'

aardvaak

Consumerist wrote: »

If you're booting to the Start Page, select the Desktop (tile) and it should be there.

No it's no there

Consumerist

1. Click on the Desktop tile to display the desktop
2. Right-click any empty space on the Desktop
3. Select "Personalize" from the context menu
4. Select "Change desktop icons" (link at top-left of window)
5. Tick the "Recycle Bin" option from Desktop icons area.

RumRat

Then right click on the icon and pin to start and pin to taskbar. You will have it wherever you are in the system then.
You can then remove it from your desktop again if you so desire.

Consumerist

RumRat wrote: »

Then right click on the icon and pin to start and pin to taskbar. You will have it wherever you are in the system then.
You can then remove it from your desktop again if you so desire.

Or see post #4.

aardvaak

Consumerist wrote: »

1. Click on the Desktop tile to display the desktop
2. Right-click any empty space on the Desktop
3. Select "Personalize" from the context menu
4. Select "Change desktop icons" (link at top-left of window)
5. Tick the "Recycle Bin" option from Desktop icons area.

On right clicking on the empty space on the desktop there is no "Personalize"

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Consumerist

That seems like the context menu for a web page. Are you sure you are on the Desktop?