# empty-recycle-bin **Repository Path**: mirrors_sindresorhus/empty-recycle-bin ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: empty-recycle-bin - **Description**: Empty the Windows recycle bin - **Primary Language**: Unknown - **License**: MIT - **Default Branch**: main - **Homepage**: None - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 0 - **Forks**: 0 - **Created**: 2020-08-19 - **Last Updated**: 2026-05-16 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README # empty-recycle-bin > Empty the Windows recycle bin ## Install [Download](https://github.com/sindresorhus/empty-recycle-bin/releases/latest) the binary and put it somewhere in your [`%path%`](https://stackoverflow.com/a/28778358/64949). ## Usage ``` $ empty-recycle-bin ``` ## Build Install [`MinGW-w64`](https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64) and run: ``` $ build ``` ## Related - [empty-trash](https://github.com/sindresorhus/empty-trash) - Empty the trash, cross-platform