Empty recycle bin using python step by step

Empty recycle bin using python step by step 

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to empty the recycle bin using Python on Windows:

Import the os module by adding the following line at the top of your script: import os

Use the os.system() method to call the command line command "del /f /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin" to delete the files and folders in the recycle bin. Here's an example of how to do this:

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os.system('del /f /s /q C:\\$Recycle.bin')

You can also use the send2trash() function from the send2trash library to move the files from recycle bin to trash.

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from send2trash import send2trash

os.chdir('C:\\$Recycle.bin')

for folder in os.listdir():

    for file in os.listdir(folder):

        send2trash(file)

If you want to empty recycle bin of all the drives in the system, you can use the following code snippet.

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import ctypes

ctypes.windll.shell32.SHEmptyRecycleBinW(None, None, 0)

Note that, the above code will only work on Windows, if you want to empty the trash/recycle bin on Mac or Linux you will have to use different libraries and commands.

Also, be careful when using the above code snippet as it will permanently delete the files in the recycle bin, so make sure you have a backup of the files you need before running the script