Hi,
Anyone know how to delete items from recycle bin?
please help.
Best regards.
Naruse
22
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Jump to Postyou can use API file to do this.
Jump to PostSee if this helps :
Private Declare Function SHEmptyRecycleBin Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHEmptyRecycleBinA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal pszRootPath As String, ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long Dim RetVal As Long Private Sub Command1_Click() Dim y As Integer y = MsgBox("Are u sure to delete all items …
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Jx_Man
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you can use API file to do this.
Naruse
22
Junior Poster in Training
how i can do this with api file?
i don't know about that..
can you help me sir?
Please help.
Best regards.
Jx_Man
987
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See if this helps :
Private Declare Function SHEmptyRecycleBin Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHEmptyRecycleBinA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal pszRootPath As String, ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long
Dim RetVal As Long
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim y As Integer
y = MsgBox("Are u sure to delete all items on Recycle Bin ? ", vbYesNo, "Confirmation")
If y = vbYes Then
RetVal = SHEmptyRecycleBin(0&, vbNullString, &H1)
MsgBox "Recycle Bin has been cleaned"
End If
End Sub
Naruse
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Its Worked :)
+2
Naruse
22
Junior Poster in Training
Thank you very much sir.
smith.mitchell7
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Newbie Poster
It will empty the other stuff in the recycle bin but leave the icon like there is something there although when you open it up there is nothing in there. So, when I use the Disk Cleanup system tool, the recycle bin icon is empty, but when I navigate to it with PowerDesk (enhanced Windows Explorer utility), it shows that there is a folder in the recycle bin called "Dc2" and a file in that called "
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