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c#recycle-bin

Universal Path for RecycleBin (Check when modified)

I'm trying to make a simple program that reads when the Recycle Bin was last modified the relevant code with follow:

DateTime lastModifiedRB = System.IO.File.GetLastWriteTime(@"C:\$Recycle.bin");
Console.WriteLIne("Recycle Bin was last modified at: " + lastModifiedRB.ToString();

There is an issue with this however as the directory: C:\$Recycle.Bin does not directly open the Recycle Bin itself so the reading is invalid.

Is there a universal path I can follow that would allow the program to read the actual date modified of the Recycle Bin?

Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance.

Solution

  • Fixed via adding

    var user = WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent().User;

    At start of program, if fetches the SID of the user which then I added onto the end of the directory:

    C:\$Recycle.Bin\ + user