[SOLVED] Recyle bin folder location

rockerrb3

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Example:
If I have 2 local accounts on 1 PC with users being:
"user1"
and
"user2"

then what is the exact directory path for the Recycle bin for each?
 
Solution
it seems they are all in C:\$Recycle.Bin but you only have permissions to see the bins of the current user
https://social.technet.microsoft.co...bins-of-other-user-profiles?forum=winserverTS

There is a separate 'recycle bin' for each user, and they are all stored in the $RECYCLE.BIN folder. Each folder starting 'S-1-5-.......' is for an individual user and the name is the SID (security identifier) for their account.
https://www.tenforums.com/performance-maintenance/160422-recycle-bin-folder.html

Colif

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it seems they are all in C:\$Recycle.Bin but you only have permissions to see the bins of the current user
https://social.technet.microsoft.co...bins-of-other-user-profiles?forum=winserverTS

There is a separate 'recycle bin' for each user, and they are all stored in the $RECYCLE.BIN folder. Each folder starting 'S-1-5-.......' is for an individual user and the name is the SID (security identifier) for their account.
https://www.tenforums.com/performance-maintenance/160422-recycle-bin-folder.html
 
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