On a terminal server we run, I noticed that the c:\recycler folder was taking up quite a bit of space, even though the Recycle Bin was showing as empty. To reclaim the space, I ran the following command line:

attrib – R –A -S -H /S /D recycler

and was then able to run:

rd c:\recycler

and get my precious HD space back. This was done on a repurposed server, so I knew I was safe to permanently delete whatever files may have been in the Recycle Bin (I presume it may have been end user deleted files).

I did a quick test of deleting a test file, and the C:\recycler folder was automatically recreated.

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