Has anybody else seen this message and is there a fix for it? I am getting this infrequently for about 2 days now.splash screenreads: recycle bin is corrupted, empty recycle bin nowplatform: Windows 7 RC 64 bitThanks....

On which partition the Recycle Bin is corrupt? For example, if Recycle Bin on C drive is corrupt, you may follow the steps below to delete Recycle Bin. 1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.2. Type the following command and press ENTER: rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin 3. Close the Command Prompt window. The following website may be referred. Recycle Bin Corrupted - Cannot Delete File or Folder - Vista ForumsArthur Xie - MSFT

I loged on as administrator but still get the Access Denied prompt when excecuting the comand.

You need to run the command in command prompt with administrator privilege.Arthur Xie - MSFT

Thx. Worked. Wasn't paying attention the first time.

I have the same problem but it wont let me fix it this way. I have an eleveated command prompt open and I type rd /s /q d:\$recycle.bin I hit enter and I get 5 access is denied lines. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~1 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~2 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~3 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-3f32~1 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~4 - Access is denied. What am i doing wrong and how do I fix it? BTW i am running windows 7 pro 64bit and I am the built in administrator. I can post a screen shot if that would make it easier. Roth

I have the same problem but it wont let me fix it this way. I have an eleveated command prompt open and I type rd /s /q d:\$recycle.bin I hit enter and I get 5 access is denied lines. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~1 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~2 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~3 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-3f32~1 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~4 - Access is denied. What am i doing wrong and how do I fix it? BTW i am running windows 7 pro 64bit and I am the built in administrator. I can post a screen shot if that would make it easier. Roth You need to right click Command Prompt and select "Run As Administrator".

I have the same problem but it wont let me fix it this way. I have an eleveated command prompt open and I type rd /s /q d:\$recycle.bin I hit enter and I get 5 access is denied lines. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~1 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~2 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~3 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-3f32~1 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~4 - Access is denied. What am i doing wrong and how do I fix it? BTW i am running windows 7 pro 64bit and I am the built in administrator. I can post a screen shot if that would make it easier. Roth You need to right click Command Prompt and select "Run As Administrator". hey pls follow http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/131294-recycle-bin-corrupted-cannot-delete-file-folder.html and chk the second step and take the ownership of the recycle bin folder....

Hi, I also got same problem with sp1 and without sp1 also tried. No Luck:) d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~1 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~2 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~3 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-3f32~1 - Access is denied. d:\$recycle.bin\S-1-5-~4 - Access is denied. same message any one pls help!!Vijay Kumar

Many thanks for this, I have been getting recycle bin corrupt for ages and tried everything to sort it out. This works a treat - no more annoying messages.

I have this problem from installing windows 7 over an old system without reformatting the drive. Still can't delete files but got rid of the annoying message by renaming the recycle bin. From command prompt (running as administrator) I did this rename c:\$Recycle.Bin RecycleCorrupted Joseph Nielsen

Also eventually got rid of this by reformatting my drive after backing up through creating a VHD of my system. The funny thing is those corrupt or invalid files will still mess up the MFT of your VHD so that you can't compact it unless you're lucky enough that none of the sectors are near the edges of the VHD. Joseph Nielsen