rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin For all drives at once (as admin):
Clear-RecycleBin -Force The rd commands require administrator privileges. cmd empty recycle bin
Here’s the command to empty the Recycle Bin via Command Prompt: rd /s /q C:\$Recycle
for /f "tokens=*" %a in ('fsutil fsinfo drives ^| find ":\"') do rd /s /q %a\$Recycle.bin 2>nul Or using PowerShell (simpler): nul Or using PowerShell (simpler):