recycleBin

recycleBin is exported by the system module and provides Recycle Bin actions and stats.

import { recycleBin } from "system";

Table of Contents

• recycleBin.openBin()
  • Return Value
• recycleBin.emptyBin()
  • Return Value
• recycleBin.emptyBinSilent()
  • Return Value
• recycleBin.getStats()
  • Return Value
• Example

recycleBin.openBin()

Opens Windows Recycle Bin in Explorer.

Return Value

• Type: boolean
• Description: true if the request was accepted, otherwise false.

recycleBin.emptyBin()

Empties Recycle Bin using normal shell behavior.

Return Value

• Type: boolean
• Description: true on success, otherwise false.

recycleBin.emptyBinSilent()

Empties Recycle Bin in silent mode (no confirmation/progress UI).

Return Value

• Type: boolean
• Description: true on success, otherwise false.

recycleBin.getStats()

Reads current Recycle Bin stats.

Return Value

• Type: { itemCount: number, totalSizeBytes: number } | null
• Description: Returns an object on success, otherwise null.

Example

import { recycleBin } from "system";

const stats = recycleBin.getStats();
if (stats) {
  console.log("Items:", stats.itemCount);
  console.log("Bytes:", stats.totalSizeBytes);
}