Here is what happened…
I dragged my Recycle bin from my desktop to my quick launch toolbar. I then deleted it from the quick launch toolbar. Next time I emptied my recycle bin, Poof… the recycle bin on my desktop disappeared.
I thought deleting something may bring it back. No. I thought a restart might. No.
If I go into windows explorer and find my way to desktop, Recycle Bin is there. But I can only make a shortcut to it on my actual desktop. Am I able to get this back?
Windows Vista.
Thanks
Solution:
See this article : “I accidentally deleted my Recycle Bin in Vista – how do I get it back”.
Basically, right-click the desktop, choose Personalize, click on Change desktop icons, check the Recycle Bin and click OK.