C# Signature:
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
static extern int SHEmptyRecycleBin(IntPtr hWnd, string pszRootPath,
uint dwFlags);
User-Defined Types:
None.
Notes:
None.
Tips & Tricks:
If you are interested in this you might want to use the SHFileOperation to move things to the recycle bin.
Sample Code:
Here is a simple example of calling based on the above declaration. Specifying 'rootPath' will empty the recycle bin of a specific drive.
public class ShellBin
{
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
static extern int SHEmptyRecycleBin(IntPtr hWnd, string pszRootPath, uint dwFlags);
// No dialog box confirming the deletion of the objects will be displayed.
const int SHERB_NOCONFIRMATION = 0x00000001;
// No dialog box indicating the progress will be displayed.
const int SHERB_NOPROGRESSUI = 0x00000002;
// No sound will be played when the operation is complete.
const int SHERB_NOSOUND = 0x00000004;
public static void EmptyRecycleBin()
{
BinUtils.EmptyRecycleBin ( string.Empty );
}
public static void EmptyRecycleBin( string rootPath )
{
int hresult = SHEmptyRecycleBin(IntPtr.Zero, rootPath,
SHERB_NOCONFIRMATION | SHERB_NOPROGRESSUI | SHERB_NOSOUND);
System.Diagnostics.Debug.Write(hresult);
}
}
Alternative Managed API:
Omnicoder's Managed Windows API: http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/4/5/1852663/ManWinAPI.zip
FYI, couldn't find documentation for this but if the recycle bin is already empty, it will return -2147418113 (0x8000FFFF (E_UNEXPECTED))
