CCleaner Anomaly

Each time I run CCleaner, it says it's removed the same number of files (2084) from the recycle bin?

Yet the bin is empty? <span class="ipsEmoji">?</span>


Any ideas?

CC cleaner.jpg

Yes, you have a corrupted recycle bin - Don't worry it often happens and is easy to fix, see this:

https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/60979-empty-recycle-bin-skipped-files/#comment-331053

Um.... I managed to get the cmd up, but no option to select "Run as administrator"

Entering rd /s/q C:\$Rercycle.bin didn't work either?

2 minutes ago, Watch the Birdie said:
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		Um.... I managed to get the cmd up, but no option to select "Run as administrator"


		Entering rd /s/q C:\$Rercycle.bin didn't work either?
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Access denied

Right click the cmd shortcut and choose run as admin, the command you're using requires admin uac

I did try, but running as admin didn’t come up as an option?

I’ll try again!

thank you

14 minutes ago, Watch the Birdie said:
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		I did try, but running as admin didn’t come up as an option?
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		I’ll try again!
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		thank you
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What operating system are you using?

If it is Win 10, press the start button once and immediately type cmd (no need to put the letters in a box or anything, just press start and type)

This in my screenshot should come up automagically

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Also copy/type the command carefully -

In your post above you have misstyped it as "C:\$Rercycle.bin" and you have not put a space between "/s" and the "/q"

Either of those errors would cause the command to fail.

Thank you for your assistance, but I'm not having any joy?

Initially, it wouldn't allow me, (or follow the instruction to Run as...), where I got the message, access denied?


Eventually, I got it right


Obviously, I wasn't leaving a gap once I did get to Run as...


But, even then I was getting 'file not known' etc???


I tried leaving a gap before rd


With out a gap before C


Lots of different combinations???

Losing the will now lol

@Watch the Birdie

copy and paste this in the cmd prompt (run as admin) then press Enter key on your keyboard

rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin

By the way are you running as an administrator on the machine?

Also are your Program Files, Pictures and Downloads etc. all on your C drive?