How to fix a corrupted Recycle Bin in Windows 7?

when I delete something, it does not show up in my recycle bin. why?? what do i do if I want to undelete something I have deleted if it is not in my recycle??

 

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Hello,

Please proceed with the following support steps....

1. Open an elevated Command Prompt window. To open an elevated Command Prompt, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-clickCommand Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

2. Type the following command and press ENTER:

rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin

(This clears out the $Recycle.bin folder for the C:\ drive. You may have to do this for each hard disk partition in your system.)

3. Type exit to close the Command Prompt window.

I hope this information is beneficial.

Thank you,


Aaron
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