This guide shows you how to make the recycle bin appear on your desktop in Windows Vista.
Introduction
So you right-clicked the recycle bin and selected Delete instead of Empty Recycle Bin. Now you can’t figure out how to get the recycle bin back on your desktop.
Don’t worry. It happens to the best of us. This guide shows you how to place the recycle bin back on your desktop in Windows Vista.
Place the Recycle Bin on Your Desktop
- Right-click on an empty space on your desktop and select Personalize.
- Click Change desktop icons located on the top left of the Personalization window under Tasks.
- Check off the recycle bin in the Desktop Icons Settings window.
- Click OK to save your settings.
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February 21st, 2008 at 11:01 am
Awesome, glad i’m not the only one who deleted the bin by accident. Thanks!
February 21st, 2008 at 11:40 am
It happens to the best of us Zack.
February 26th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
How can i bring back Recycle Bin with Windows XP?
April 19th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Lol cheers fr putting this on how stupid of me to click delete insted of empty recycle bin hehe:P