Tweak Library – Rename Recycle Bin.

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Rename Recycle Bin.

This setting can be used to change the name "Recycle Bin" to the name of your choice.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

The text “Recycle Bin” can be changed with a customized text that you what to make appear in its place.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, right-click and modify the Expandable String value “LocalizedString” to the name that you want to appear in place of “Recycle Bin”.

Important:
We recommend that you copy the data of the “LocalizedString” value in a .txt file and save it at a safe location, so that you may recover it in case of necessity.

However, if you want the original name back, restore the Value data with default value.

Refresh view of your computer for the changes to take effect.

NOTE:
The default value for Windows XP and Windows 2003 is “@%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll,-8964” and for Windows 2000 is “@C:\WINNT\system32\shell32.dll,-8964@1033,Recycle Bin” (where C:\ is your default drive).

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\]

Key Type :

Root

Value Name :

LocalizedString

Data Type :

REG_EXPAND_SZ (Expandable String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Desired Name

Value Action :

Modified

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

The name of the "Recycle Bin" can be changed witht he text you want to appear (like "Dump Bin").

The name of the "Recycle Bin" is as default.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\] key, right-click on the "LocalizedString" DWORD Value and click on "Modify".

Finally, enter the name that you want for the Recycle Bin in the text box and click on 'OK'.