PowerShell Empty Trash

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

Empty Trash

Clear-RecycleBin

empty trash.

write a function empty-trash to call Clear-RecycleBin. So it's much easier to type.

put this in your PowerShell Profile

function empty-trash {
    # .DESCRIPTION
    # call Clear-RecycleBin -force
    Clear-RecycleBin -Force
}

Open Trash

function open-trash {
    # .DESCRIPTION
    # open trash bin.
    start shell:RecycleBinFolder
}