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What to do if you can’t find Recycle Bin

The Recycle Bin is undeniably an important place to make files ready for deletion. To put it simply, it assumes some importance but there are times when it displays an unpredictable behavior. For instance, it just suddenly goes missing and even Cortana is unable to find it. A lot of users have experienced the missing Recycle Bin issue in their Windows 10 computers. If you are one of these users, you might have wondered where the Recycle Bin icon has gone and how you can get it back. Worry not, as this post will provide you a couple of options you can try to bring back Recycle Bin in your Windows 10 computer.

Follow the given options below to get started.

Option 1 – Try to restore Recycle Bin

It could be that you have disabled the Recycle Bin by accident which is why Windows was not able to show it on your desktop. To restore Recycle Bin, follow these steps:

  • First, click on the Start button and select Settings.
  • Next, select the Personalization setting and then select Themes from the left pane.
  • After that, click on the “Desktop icon settings” link under the “Related Settings” heading. This will display a list of icons in the Desktop Icons window.
  • From there, make sure that you check the checkbox for “Recycle Bin” to make it appear on your Desktop screen once again.

Option 2 – Try to recreate the Recycle Bin

If the first option didn’t work, then it could be that Recycle Bin might have been deleted which is why you fail to restore it. And to resolve this problem, you need to recreate Recycle Bin. Refer to the following steps to do so:

  • You need to launch the Windows File Explorer first and go to the View tab.
  • From this tab, select Options and click on the drop-down arrow and then select the “Change folder and search option”.
  • Afterward, switch to the View tab when the Folder Options window appears on your screen and select the “Show hidden files, folders, and drives” option.
  • And then unmark the checkbox next to the “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)” option and click on both the Apply and OK buttons, respectively.
  • Next, go back to the File Explorer and click on “This PC” located on the left bar and go to the C: drive.
  • From there, you will find a file named “$Recycle.Bin” located at the top.
  • Open this folder to access its contents and you should see the Recycle Bin icon located at the top.
  • After that, right-click on the Recycle Bin icon and click on the “Send To” option and then click on “Desktop (create shortcut)”.
  • It will then confirm and recreate the Recycle Bin icon on your Desktop screen.

Note: Even though this icon is quite similar to the original one, it actually differs from it. The difference is that you won’t see if fill up when you delete files and you can’t simply empty it by right-clicking on the shortcut. On the other hand, you can still drag items into it just like with the original one. So when you want to empty the content of the newly restored Recycle Bin, you just have to double-click on the shortcut and right-click on the recycle bin in the window that appears, and select the “Empty Recycle Bin” option. In addition, now that you’ve set up the Recycle Bin shortcut, you have to re-activate the “Hide protected operating system files” to keep the important files and folders in your computer hidden.

Option 3 – Try to repair the Recycle Bin

If both the first two options failed to restore the missing Recycle Bin, then you can try repairing it instead. There are times when the Recycle Bin is removed from the Desktop screen due to some corrupted Windows system files. To fix these corrupted system files, you can run the DISM tool. This tool is known to repair potentially corrupted files in your system as having them could also system issues like the missing Recycle Bin. To repair these corrupted system files, you can run the DISM commands:

  • Tap the Win + X keys and click on the “Command Prompt (Admin)” option.
  • After that, input each one of the commands listed below sequentially to execute them:
    • Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
    • Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
    • Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
  • Once you’ve executed the commands given above, restart your computer and check if the problem is now fixed.

Option 4 – Make sure that you are not in Tablet Mode

Since Windows 10 is designed to work on both desktop and mobile devices, it could be that your computer has slipped into Tablet Mode which explains why you’re not seeing the Recycle Bin. To check if your computer is really in Tablet Mode, follow these steps:

  • Go to the Start menu and select Settings.
  • Next, select the System setting and from the left pane select the Tablet Mode.
  • From there, make sure that the buttons next to the options given below are set to the off position:
    • Hide app icons on the taskbar in tablet mode
    • Automatically hide the taskbar in tablet mode

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What to do when you can't format SD card
SD memory cards have surfaced as standard cards for digital cameras and microSD as phone standard memory cards. Most people have and use at least one daily, so naturally copying files and even formatting SD cards is a natural thing to do, but what if you cannot copy files or format SD cards? SD cardsFear not because we had this issue and tried several things in order to overcome the problem and after some time here is a list of what can you do if you are facing this exact issue. The list is written from most simple solutions to more complex ones and it is advisable to follow it as presented. That being said, let's dive into solving the problem.

1. Remove Write Protection on SD card

First and in my experience the most usual thing preventing deleting, copying files, and formating SD card is due to write protection. Take an SD card out of the laptop, camera, or card reader and visually inspect it. On side of almost every SD card, there is a hardware lock switch and mark where it needs to be positioned in order to be locked. Even if the switch is positioned on unlocked state, switch it to locked and then back to unlocked. Sometimes this easy moving of switch can resolve some contact issues and the card will start working normally. Another type of lock that could be turned ON is a software one. If for any kind of reason data protection has been turned ON, you will need to turn it off in order to be able to format an SD card. In order to do this follow this guide:
  1. Press ⊞ WINDOWS + R to open the Run dialog
  2. In run dialog type in diskpart and press ENTER
  3. Once diskpart is opened in command prompt type in: list disk and press ENTER
  4. Locate your SD card and type in select disk x, where x is disk number followed by ENTER
  5. After the SD card is selected type in: attributes disk clear read-only and press ENTER
This process will clear the software lock on the SD card, after following this method try to format the card again, if the problem still exists go to the next solution.

2. Format SD card using Command prompt

Command prompt is a great tool and can perform some commands that are not been able to be completed using file explorer or another tool inside Windows.
  1. In the taskbar search box, search for cmd and select the Command prompt
  2. On the right part select run as administrator
  3. If needed click on YES on UAC prompt
  4. Inside command prompt type in diskpart and press ENTER
  5. type in list disk followed by ENTER
  6. Select your SD card by locating its number in the list and typing select disk X, where is X SD cards number in list and press ENTER
  7. Once SD card is selected type in format fs=ntfs quick and press ENTER
This should format SD card but if for reason even this step is provided as unproductive, go to the next solution.

3. Format your card with the Disk Management tool

  1. Go into the taskbar and search for Disk Management and open it
  2. Select SD card partition that you wish to format
  3. Right-click on the partition and select format
  4. After the format is done, enter the volume label, file system, and allocation unit size. Confirm with OK
  5. Press OK again to confirm the formatting process.
If you have not managed to format your SD card even with this method go to the next solution.

4. Repartition card with Disk part

If all previous solutions have failed there is a chance that the SD card has bad sectors on it. If this is the case that we will need to partition cards in order to isolate bad sectors and use healthy ones.
  1. Press ⊞ WINDOWS + R to open the Run dialog
  2. In run dialog type in diskpart and press ENTER
  3. Once diskpart is opened in command prompt type in: list disk and press ENTER
  4. Locate your SD card and type in select disk x, where x is disk number followed by ENTER
  5. Type in Clean and press ENTER
  6. Type in Create partition primary and press ENTER
  7. To select a new partition type select partition 1 followed by ENTER
  8. Make partition active by typing active and pressing ENTER
  9. Format the drive by typing format fs=ntfs label=SDCard quick followed with ENTER
  10. Assign a letter to drive by typing assign letter=h followed with ENTER
  11. Type exit to close Command prompt followed again by ENTER and open File Explorer to check if the drive is active

5. Try a dedicated SD card formating fool

If anything failed so far, one last thing you could do is to download and try a dedicated SD card formatting tool. One that I would recommend is SD Memory Card Formatter, which is free software make specifically for formatting SD memory cards.
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Every new movie & show on Netflix in September
netflixNetflix was one that made streaming service standard and even after some stumbles even today it is still a respected service. So in that spirit, we are bringing you the list of all new and old movies and TV series releasing to NETFLIX this September.

September 1

Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY How to Be a Cowboy — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Agatha Christie’s Crooked House (2017) Anjaam (1994) Barbie: Big City Big Dreams (2021) Brave Animated Series (Season 1) Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) Green Lantern (2011) House Party (1990) El Patron, radiografia de un crimen / The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime (2014) HQ Barbers (Season 1) Letters to Juliet (2010) Level 16 (2018) Los Carcamales / Oldsters (Season 1) Kid-E-Cats (Season 2) Kuroko’s Basketball (Season 3) Marshall (2017) Welcome Home: Roscoe Jenkins (2008)

September 2

Afterlife of the Party — NETFLIX FILM Q-Force — NETFLIX ORIGINAL The Guardian

September 3

Dive Club (Season 1) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Money Heist (Season 5) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Sharkdog (Season 1) — NETFLIX FAMILY Worth (2021) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

September 5

Bunk’d (Season 5)

September 6

Countdown: Inspiration 4 Mission to Space (Season 1 – Episodes 1 & 2) — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY Shadow Parties (2021)

September 7

Kid Cosmic (Season 2) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Octonauts: Above & Beyond (Season 1) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL On The Verge (Season 1) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL UNTOLD: Breaking Point — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd (2018)

September 8

Into the Night (Season 2) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL JJ + E — NETFLIX FILM The Circle (Season 3) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Show Dogs (2018)

September 9

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY The Women and the Murderer (2021) — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

September 10

Firedrake the Silver Dragon (2021) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Metal Shop Masters — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Kate — NETFLIX FILM Pokemon Master Journey: The Series (Part 1) — NETFLIX ANIME Prey — NETFLIX FILM Lucifer (Season 6) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Lucifer season 6 poster cast

September 13

Crime Stories: India Detectives (Season 1) — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

September 14

You vs. Wild: Out Cold — NETFLIX FILM The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

September 15

Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space (Season 1 – Episodes 3 & 4) — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY Too Hot to Handle Latino — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Nailed It! — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Schumacher — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

September 16

Safe House (2012) Birth of the Dragon (2017) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Season 1) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL My Heroes Were Cowboys (2021) — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

September 17

Chicago Party Aunt — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Sex Education (Season 3) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Tayo and Little Wizards (Season 1) — NETFLIX FAMILY The Stronghold (2020) — NETFLIX FILM

September 22

Dear White People (Season 4) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Confessions of an Invisible Girl — NETFLIX FILM

September 23

A StoryBots Space Adventure (2021) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

September 24

Ganglands (Season 1) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Midnight Mass — NETFLIX ORIGINAL My Little Pony: New Generation — NETFLIX FAMILY

September 28

Aba Twist, Scientist — NETFLIX FAMILY

September 29

Sounds Like Love — NETFLIX FILM
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