$RECYCLE.BIN - what is this folder?

Such a folder exists in the Windows operating system. Issues related to this folder arise because it appears unexpectedly. The $RECYCLE.BIN folder appears on your computer most often suddenly and is present on all partitions of your hard drive. Let's figure out what the $RECYCLE.BIN folder is. It’s worth noting right away that there is nothing malicious in this folder. This is a system folder that is on every computer. with Windows operating system installed. This folder will simply not be visible, since it is still hidden.

To display this $RECYCLE.BIN folder, you must enable the display of hidden folders. Only after this you will see this folder.

To put it simply, $RECYCLE.BIN is your system's recycle bin. Yes, this is exactly the recycle bin whose icon users constantly see on their computer screens. All data that you delete into the Recycle Bin is located in the $RECYCLE.BIN folder. Deleted data is stored in this folder until it is completely deleted or restored.

One more thing to add about the $RECYCLE.BIN folder is that it is present on all partitions of the hard drive. And in the Recycle Bin, which is located on the desktop of your computer, there are files that are located in all the $RECYCLE.BIN folders. The $RECYCLE.BIN folder is a system folder and is not computer virus, which may harm your computer.