Empty Recycle Bin Action in Desktop Flow Using Microsoft Power Automate

Introduction

Microsoft Power Automate is a software by Microsoft for the automation of recurring tasks. It is part of the Microsoft Power Platform line of products together with products such as Power Apps and Power BI. More Details https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/en-us/

Desktop flows are the existing robotic process automation (RPA) capabilities in Power Automate and enable to automate of all repetitive desktop processes.

 The workstation group of actions provides a collection of actions that automate some essential functionalities of your workstation. To Clear the Recycle Bin, use the Empty recycle bin action and Deletes all files from the Windows recycle bin.

Reading this article, you can learn how to Delete all files from the Windows recycle bin using the Empty recycle bin action in a workstation group of actions with Desktop flow using Microsoft Power Automate.

The following important tools are required for developing Microsoft Power Automate,

• Windows 10/11 (Recommended)
• Power Automate Desktop - Download the Power Automate installer

Now we can discuss step-by-step App development.

Step 1. Open Microsoft Power Automate ->  New Flow

Next, Give the Flow name as PADEmptyRecycleBin, Click the Create button,

After that, we are able to see the Desktop flow,

Step 2. For Testing the Empty recycle bin action in the Workstation group of actions,

Add the Empty recycle bin action, and Click the Save Button.

Now, Save the PADEmptyRecycleBin Desktop Flow,

Step 3. Now we can run your PADEmptyRecycleBin Desktop Flow in Microsoft Power Automate, 

The output of the PADEmptyRecycleBin is,

Summary

You have successfully tested the Empty recycle binaction in Desktop flow – PADEmptyRecycleBin in Microsoft Power Automate.