This PowerShell script lists the content of the recycle bin folder.
PS> ./list-recycle-bin.ps1 [<CommonParameters>]
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.PS> ./list-recycle-bin.ps1
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Lists the content of the recycle bin folder
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script lists the content of the recycle bin folder.
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./list-recycle-bin.ps1
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
try {
(New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).NameSpace(0x0a).Items() | Select-Object Name,Size,Path
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
exit 1
}(page generated by convert-ps2md.ps1 as of 03/27/2026 07:17:19)