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How do you hide the Recycler folder within Windows Explorer?

How do you hide the Recycler folder within Windows Explorer?

I often see on the root directory of a drive: Recycler (a folder) Recycled

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bert [Entry]

"The ""Recycler"" folder only shows up when the ""Hide protected operating system files"" Folder Option is disabled, so by enabling it again, the folder should be hidden again:

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bert [Entry]

"If I understand your question correctly, look into TweakUI from Microsoft PowerToys.

It has a number of Power-User oriented tweaks and changes, and hiding icons is one of them."