Using old system hard drive

goodValue

I have got the hard drive from an old HP laptop, and I thought I could use it as an external drive for backups.

I formatted the drive, both quick and full, and copied some folders onto it.

However, a folder $RECYCLE.BIN keeps appearing on the drive, even though I keep deleting it.

It shows the files that are in the Recycle Bin on the Windows 10  C: drive.

How can I get rid of this folder?

Neil_Jones

You don't.  Its supposed to be there.  Its a system folder.

in Windows every drive external or otherwise (exception being USB flash drives) gets its own recycle bin.

HillStreetBlues

goodValue said:

I have got the hard drive from an old HP laptop, and I thought I could use it as an external drive for backups.

I formatted the drive, both quick and full, and copied some folders onto it.

However, a folder $RECYCLE.BIN keeps appearing on the drive, even though I keep deleting it.

It shows the files that are in the Recycle Bin on the Windows 10  C: drive.

How can I get rid of this folder?

Tick highlighted option and you will no longer see $RECYCLE.BIN

Olinda99

that will hide it from view, but it will still be there. 

Olinda99

Neil_Jones said:

You don't.  Its supposed to be there.  Its a system folder.

in Windows every drive external or otherwise (exception being USB flash drives) gets its own recycle bin.

by default, but you can turn off recycling 

HillStreetBlues

Olinda99 said:

that will hide it from view, but it will still be there. 

Correct.††††††††††††

goodValue

Olinda99 said:

Neil_Jones said:

You don't.  Its supposed to be there.  Its a system folder.

in Windows every drive external or otherwise (exception being USB flash drives) gets its own recycle bin.

by default, but you can turn off recycling 

How can you turn off recycling?

goodValue

Right click on  Recycle Bin

Select Properties

Choose the external drive

Tick the option for not moving files to the Bin

Click Apply

PHK

Olinda99 said:

Neil_Jones said:

You don't.  Its supposed to be there.  Its a system folder.

in Windows every drive external or otherwise (exception being USB flash drives) gets its own recycle bin.

by default, but you can turn off recycling 

And then the file will be empty.