{"id":2844,"date":"2020-05-07T11:18:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T11:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/?p=2844"},"modified":"2024-04-25T12:33:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T12:33:58","slug":"recycle-bin-is-corrupt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catdatarecovery.com\/data-recovery\/recycle-bin-is-corrupt","title":{"rendered":"Corrupt Recycle Bin Fix Effortlessly | Simplified Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you think of restoring a few files that you had moved to Recycle Bin, you may encounter an error that says your Recycle Bin is corrupted as shown in the image.<\/p>\n\n\n

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If you proceed and click on Yes, files that were present within will be lost. So, click on No and stop wondering how you can fix this corrupted Recycle Bin without losing data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This informational write-up will help you to fix the corrupted Recycle Bin for free with the help of the Command Prompt utility. Before trying to fix the corrupted Recycle Bin, let us understand the reason behind this corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Causes a Corrupted Recycle Bin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each partition of your Windows computer has a hidden and protected folder named as \u201c$Recycle.bin<\/strong>\u201d. You will be able to locate this folder once you check the Hidden items <\/strong>box present in the Windows Explorer toolbar, you will be able to see it. When you delete, copy, or overwrite any files on a partition, you might accidentally modify this protected Recycle Bin folder too. Hence, Recycle Bin on your Windows 10, 8.1, and 8 will be corrupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A missing .dll file or deleted program files from the $Recycle.bin folder leads to a corrupted Recycle Bin. However, this corruption can be quickly fixed as the error message gives a hint as to which partition has a corrupt Recycle Bin folder. Read the next section, it will guide you in fixing your corrupt recycle bin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick Fixes for Corrupt Recycle Bin Error<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before proceeding to fix the Recycle Bin which is corrupted, it is important to know that this will replace all the affected system files and remove the files that were stored in the Recycle Bin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fix 1: Use the Command Prompt to repair the Corrupt Recycle bin<\/a><\/p>\n

Fix 2: Restore the Recycle bin to default<\/a><\/p>\n

Fix 3: Switch the User Profile and forget Recycle bin corruption<\/a><\/p>\n

[Bonus Tip] Recover Data using CAT Data Recovery<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With the help of a professional Recycle Bin recovery<\/a> tool, data that was deleted or removed while fixing the corrupted Recycle Bin will be successfully recovered. Below, are the steps given to fix the Recycle Bin which is corrupted and inaccessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fix 1: Use the Command Prompt to repair the Corrupt Recycle bin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n