How to Rename the Recycle Bin

How to Rename the Recycle Bin


To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, open Regedit and go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

and change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don't type any quotes).

 

Thanks!

 

Well, and don't this this the wrong way but since the title was How to Rename the Recycle Bin, that would be the point. Some people may prefer "Trash" or whatever, I don't know.

If you like yours the way it is then FOR YOU, there is no point...for others, there may very well be.

So, I ask you...what was the point of your post here?...Mine was pretty clear in title and description.

 

Cool,nice sig btw.

 

Hope you guys get good use out of it...got a lot of little ones like that on my site. Link in the sig. See ya round.

 

I was acauly wanting to do this and then a found this guide in a search, thanks man i needed this!!

 

You're more than welcome [bold]rav009[/bold]...glad it helped.

 

Cool, I can rename recycle bin to Ye Olde Toilet, now how do I change the Icon?

 

Right-click desktop>properties>desktop tab>Customize Desktop. From there you can change the empty and full icons.

 

I need a good/different icon for my recycle bin

 

There are a bunch of icon packages here: http://www.wincustomize.com/index.aspx?u=0

Otherwise, you can create your own with numerous programs, like IconDeveloper Professional.

 

Try refreshing your desktop (right-click desktop and click refresh).

 

What do I rename?

I click on {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} and I see 5 sub folders: DefaultIcon, InProcServer32, Shell, shellex, Shell Folder. In the right window the only name I see as Recycle Bin is the top REG_SZ file and the name is under data. If I right click and click modify I see Recycle Bin as a vaule. I rename this and refresh my desktop then the name under the recycle bin icon disappears. It disappears when I change the main folder {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} also.

 

You went too far. Just click on the "645FF" line, don't open it. You should now see something like this:



From there, double-click 'Default' and change the value data.

 

@DVDBack23: If just changing the name didn't work, go back into the "645FF" line, select the 'Shell Folder' and change the first number chunk under 'Attributes' to 70....so, it should read something like 70 01 00 20. (This is for all types of WinXP)

 

Yes, I have that renamed to F****n' Trash Can and on the desktop it still reads Recycle Bin.

 

Try changing the Attributes line (2 posts up).