Empty the Recycle Bin in Windows 8

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   The first thing that we're going to do is create a file to delete for the sake of the tutorial

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   We're going to do this by right-clicking on an empty space, hovering over "New" and clicking "Text Document".

   

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   We're going to remove this file by dragging it to the Recycle Bin

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   There are two ways to empty the recycle bin.

   

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   One way is to right-click on the Recycle Bin, then click "Empty Recycle Bin"

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   Another way is to double click the recycle bin icon to open it

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   Then we can select all of the files, right-click, and click "Delete"

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   Alternatively, right-click on an empty space in the Recycle Bin window, and click "Empty Recycle Bin"

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   Then, confirm by clicking "Yes"

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   Now the folder is empty which means the Recycle Bin has been emptied

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   We can now close the window.

   

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   This concludes the tutorial on how to empty the Recycle Bin on a Windows 8 computer

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