Get-RecycleBinFiles.ps1

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Get-RecycleBinFiles.ps1

This script lists files in the $Recycle.Bin folder (known as "Recycle Bin") in TSV format.

Usage

# List files in the `$Recycle.Bin` to stdout
Get-RecycleBinFiles.ps1

# List files in the `$Recycle.Bin` and save to a file
Get-RecycleBinFiles.ps1 > $filepath  # Replace `$filepath` with your desired file path.

Get-RecycleBinFiles.ps1

# Get-RecycleBinFiles
# Copyright (c) 2025 Koichi OKADA. All right reserved.
# This script is distributed under the MIT license.

$ssfBITBUCKET = 10
$Shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
$RecycleBinFolder = $Shell.NameSpace($ssfBITBUCKET)

if ($RecycleBinFolder -eq $null) { 
    Write-Host "Failed to open RecycleBin."
    exit
}
if ($RecycleBinFolder.Items().Count -eq 0) { 
    Write-Host "RecycleBin is empty."
    exit
}

function Get-RecycleBinFiles {
    param (
        [System.__ComObject]$Folder,
        [System.String]$basepath = "")

    $Folder.Items() |% {
        $name     = $_.Name
        $path     = $_.Path
        $mtime    = [System.DateTimeOffset]::new($_.ModifyDate                     , [System.TimeZoneInfo]::Local.BaseUtcOffset).LocalDateTime.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss")
        $size     = $_.Size
        $dtime    = [System.DateTimeOffset]::new($_.ExtendedProperty("DateDeleted"), [System.TimeZoneInfo]::Utc.BaseUtcOffset  ).LocalDateTime.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss")
        if ($basepath -eq "") {
            $origpath = $Folder.GetDetailsOf($_, 1) + "\" + $name
            $attr = $Folder.GetDetailsOf($_, 8)
        } else {
            $origpath = $basepath + "\" + $name
            $attr = $Folder.GetDetailsOf($_, 6)
        }

        Write-Output "$path`t$basepath`t$origpath`t$attr`t$size`t$mtime`t$dtime"

        if ($_.IsFolder -and ($attr -match "D")) {
            Get-RecycleBinFiles $_.GetFolder $origpath
        }
    }
}

#$BOM = "$([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetPreamble()))"
Write-Output "${BOM}path`tbasepath`torigpath`tattr`tsize`tmtime`tdtime"
Get-RecycleBinFiles -Folder $RecycleBinFolder