Restore, Recover and Show Recycle Bin Icon on Desktop in Vista

The recycle bin icon on the desktop in Windows Vista can be easily been deleted or removed by user. If you cannot find the recycle bin on the desktop, or the icon has lost, or you have accidentally delete it, here’s the simple recovery method to get back or unhide the recycle bin icon to the desktop.

Note: Please ensure that only the recycle bin icon is hidden, and you have not chose to turn off displaying of all desktop icons. You can check the “Show Desktop Icons” setting whether it has been disabled by right clicking on Desktop, and select View from the right click context menu.

To recover and show the Recycle Bin icon back to the desktop:

  1. Open Personalization by clicking on the Vista Orb Start button, then clicking Control Panel, follow by Appearance and Personalization, and finally Personalization. For shortcut, simply right click on Desktop and select Personalization.

    Personalization from Desktop

  2. In the left pane of Personalization window, under the Tasks section, click on Change desktop icons link.

    Change desktop icons

  3. In the Desktop Icons Settings window, check and tick the check box next to Recycle Bin to show the icon on the desktop.

    Desktop Icon Settings

  4. Click OK.

This entry was posted on Friday, March 30th, 2007 at 2:01 am and is filed under Windows Vista. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

20 Responses to “Restore, Recover and Show Recycle Bin Icon on Desktop in Vista”

  1. Anon15
    November 17th, 2009 12:47
    20

    Thank you! I appreciate this.

  2. Jode
    June 2nd, 2009 02:44
    19

    Ditto!

  3. vr
    March 28th, 2009 19:55
    18

    Excellent help. Thanks. Top 1 search in google and worked immediately

  4. fun2me
    March 12th, 2009 09:30
    17

    i’ve just recovered my icons back. thanks for sharing.

  5. Amiellia
    March 10th, 2009 05:54
    16

    Great! Thanks for posting. =D

  6. dave
    February 13th, 2009 22:09
    15

    big help, thanks everyone !

  7. matthew
    January 19th, 2009 05:38
    14

    it worcks but when i delete stuff it dosent show up than i reelized ther was 2 recyceling bins on the icon changing page the full one and empty one how do i get the full one

  8. Tyrone
    January 18th, 2009 06:39
    13

    Just what I needed, thanks a lot!

  9. Grace
    January 4th, 2009 16:18
    12

    I have window xp so I don’t even see this “personalize” icon by right clicking. I also went to control panel, I found “display”, then get into “desktop”, “customize desktop” but I only have 4 options to check off

    1. my documents
    2. my computer
    3. My network places
    4. Internet explorer

    I saw recycle bin (full) and recycle bin (empty) icons in the box but no box for me to check off, I tried to click on the icon, but not working:( I’m really in trouble, would you please help? Thanks a lot.

  10. mihai
    December 23rd, 2008 07:22
    11

    thank you very much you saved my life

  11. bikesh
    November 30th, 2008 02:14
    10

    thanks alot….

  12. Eduardo
    November 28th, 2008 03:05
    9

    Yes! The icon of the recicle bin is there again – but it is not animated like before.

    Is it any way out of this crise?

    Thanks

    Eddy

  13. millet
    October 17th, 2008 07:23
    8

    thanks!! this really helped me a lot!!!!! :) i was about to cry b/c i can’t figure how to bring it back when i stumbled on this.

  14. C Hill
    October 1st, 2008 03:52
    7

    I restored the recycle bin but not it doesn’t show when it is full…just an always empty recycle bin! How do I get it to show full and empty?

  15. Aldo
    September 29th, 2008 07:54
    6

    te idolatro, muchisimas! gracias amigo mio!!!

  16. Steve
    September 19th, 2008 18:03
    5

    Awesome, didnt think it would be possible to send the recycle bin to the recycle bin!

  17. MIchael
    September 8th, 2008 12:45
    4

    GREAT detailed information, very professional.

  18. mouse
    August 27th, 2008 19:40
    3

    Thanks a lot.

  19. mike
    April 6th, 2008 12:42
    2

    thanks, you savd meh!

  20. Cataliina
    February 20th, 2008 12:48
    1

    Thank you very much this was very helpful and easy to follow

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