How to Add Recycle Bin Icon to System Tray in Windows 11/10 – Guide
Windows 11 does not allow you to create a Trash Trash icon. To bring the Recycle Bin to your system tray for easy access, you can download and install third-party software.
How to Add a Trash Trash Icon with TrayBin
- Extract the contents of the downloaded ZIP file to your desktop.
- Double-click on the extracted TrayBin program icon to start it up.
- In the main TrayBin window, click on the Add New Icon button to create a new system tray with the Recycle Bin system option selected.
Open the TrayBin Softpedia page in a web browser window.
The TrayBin ZIP file contains a set of tools that can help you quickly and easily create and manage your files.
Double-click the TrayBin ZIP to open it in File Explorer.
Extract All will extract all the files and folders in the current directory. ..
Browse to the Downloads folder and select the ZIP file you want to extract.
When completed, the selected files will be shown.
Extracting the files from the archive…
To add the Tray Trash icon, click on TrayBin inside your extracted folder. ..
If you want to delete just a few files from the recycle bin, hover over the Trash icon and click the down arrow next to it. This opens a menu that lets you select which files you want to delete. ..
To open the Recycle Bin, right-click the Recycle Bin icon in the system tray and select the Open Recycle Bin context menu option. ..
You can configure your system to recycle materials more efficiently by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon in your system tray and selecting Settings. A TrayBin settings window will open, including additional options.
The most notable setting is the Theme drop-down menu. Click this dropdown menu to choose different systray icon themes for Recycle Bin. You can select from Mushroom, Balloon, Vista, Windows 7, and Circular Recycle Bin icon themes.
TrayBin does not start up with Windows 11 by default. If you want it to boot up next to your PC, select the option Automatically start TrayBin when Windows starts. Then click OK to save the newly selected options.
How to Add a New Trash Trash Icon with MiniBin
MiniBin is a program that is very similar to TrayBin. It also adds a Trash icon to the system tray area in the same way. MiniBin is a freely available application that you can download and install like this.
MiniBin is a new file-sharing program that allows users to share files of any size without having to worry about bandwidth restrictions. ..
To save the MiniBin to a directory:
- Open a command prompt and type “cd”
- Change to the directory where you saved the MiniBin file.
- Type “ls” to list all files in that directory.
MiniBin ZIP file:
- Extract the MiniBin ZIP file from the downloaded traybin instructions.
- Open a command prompt and type “zip” to extract the MiniBin ZIP file.
- Copy the MiniBin ZIP file to your computer’s hard drive.
MiniBin-6.6.0.0-Setup will start and you will be able to install the software.
Next, I will select the Next option.
If you have not already done so, please click on the “Next” button to access installation location options.
Browse to the directory where you installed the software.
Press the button to install the software. ..
The MiniBin Trash icon on the taskbar shows you how much recycling is in the recycle bin. You can customize it to show empty, full, 25%, 50%, and 75% full.
To change the MiniBin icon, you will need to manually download an alternative theme for it. You can download different icon packs from MiniBin’s DeviantArt theme repository. To register and log in to DeviantArt, you will need to go to their website and click on the “Create an Account” link. After you have registered and logged in, you can click on the “Themes” tab and find the “MiniBin Icons Theme Pack” under the “DeviantArt Themes” section. ..
After downloading the theme, right-click the MiniBin Recycle Bin and select Configure > Change Icons. Choose an icon to change from the submenu. Select an alternative icon from your downloaded theme pack and click the Open button button. ..
To open the Recycle Bin by double clicking:
- Right-click the Recycle Bin icon in the system tray and select Icon Double-click Action > Open to do so.
How to Add Recycle Bin to Taskbar
To enable MiniBin and TrayBin icons to show up in the corner of the taskbar, open Settings and change the “MiniBin” and “TrayBin” settings to “On.”
In the Taskbar Settings window, click the Show icons on the taskbar button. On the Taskbar tab, under Show icons on the taskbar, select Always show icons on the taskbar. ..
Taskbar Corner Overflow expands the category of tasks that are currently visible on the taskbar.
If the system tray area buttons are not working, you can try to toggle them on by clicking on TrayBin or Free Recycle Bin.
Close the Settings window to return to the previous screen. ..
Final note
Adding a recycle bin icon to the system tray in Windows 10 can help you easily find and manage your recycling materials. ..
