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C: Recycler: how can I delete it?
Name: aaron Date: October 22, 2002 at 16:20:38 Pacific OS: WIN 2K CPU/Ram: PII 300
Comment:
hi-
Recycler seems to be somre sort of second recycle bin, yet it won't allow itself to be deleted. how cam i permanently delete it and make sure it never comes back? it is so stupid. why did they do this???
Name: Brown1955 Date: October 22, 2002 at 16:42:55 Pacific
Reply:
You can right click recycle bin then select properties and delete instead of sending to the recycle bin first. I don't know the answer to your question.
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Response Number 2
Name: andrew Date: October 22, 2002 at 17:16:23 Pacific
Reply:
C:\Recycled is actually your Recycle Bin. The shortcut on your desktop is just a special shortcut. I reccommend that you DO NOT delete it.
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Response Number 3
Name: SuperHumanIT Date: October 22, 2002 at 17:40:53 Pacific
Reply:
- but always make sure that your virus checker scans it... most don't by default and there are viruses that specifically use it to hide in.
j
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Response Number 4
Name: hello Date: October 22, 2002 at 18:26:43 Pacific
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Are you talking about the thing that is left after you reformat your hard drive?
If so, I am going to have to look that up. I read about it somewhere, and I would ike that info myself.
--I'll be back--
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Response Number 5
Name: aaron Date: October 22, 2002 at 19:05:28 Pacific
Reply:
Recycle Bin and Recycler can't be exactly the same thing, because I just emptied my recycle bin, and yet there's still some 12 MB in recycler. not only is this inefficient and irritating, but has security implications as well. Can't I bypass it or something?
I just want one damn recycle bin, and when i empty it, i dont want hidden files taking up precious space on my HD. this is not a lot to ask.
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Response Number 6
Name: doc Date: October 22, 2002 at 20:58:16 Pacific
Reply:
I dont know if this will work but try draging and droping it in the other trash can (recycle bin)
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Response Number 7
Name: Glen Date: October 23, 2002 at 07:17:05 Pacific
Reply:
It is the recycle bin. Aaron, I've seen you post messages before and anything you don't understand you call stupid. It's a system file\folder and set on purpose so rookies like you don't delete it. It's a read only folder.
If you want to delete it so bad, change the attributes and NTFS permissions on it and delete it. While your at it, delete your WINNT folder too, it takes up a lot of disk space. It's stupid too.
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Response Number 8
Name: SuperHumanIT Date: October 25, 2002 at 12:05:23 Pacific
Reply:
glen is right... but if you are emptying the recycle bin and there is still 12MB, then it sounds like something strange is going on. emptying the bin leaves the files that are constructed to hold deleted items in their smallest state. my empty recycler folder is 6KB and nowhere near a meg. are you using partitions? you could just pick up a new hard disk is space is such an issue.
i must admit that i have always hated the recycle bin, until one day it saved a really useful chunk of info that i thought i would never need again, deleted and then needed the next day.
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