You can erase the contents of the Windows Recycle Bin using Eraser Launcher with -recycled command line parameter. For your convenience, "Erase Recycle Bin" command is added to the context menu of the Recycle Bin.
You will be asked for a confirmation before erasing the Recycle Bin contents. On older systems, the Recycle Bin may show wrong icon after erasing until the next time you open it or delete a file.
You should empty (or erase) the Recycle Bin before erasing unused disk space.
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