Recycle Bin & Flash Drives

[Roger Fink]

Is there a setting in Win2000 that will send files deleted from a flash
drive to the Recycle Bin rather than sending them into the ether?

 

[Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

Hello Roger,

No, that's by design, they will be deleted direct as network drives. All
external drives will never use the recycle bin.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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[Roger Fink]

Well, I'm glad they achieved their "design objective", although I would have
preferred it weren't at my expense. Thanks.

 

[me]

Hi,

Puzzled -- files deleted from an external HDD connected via USB
can go to the recycle bin.

Could you please elaborate?

TIA
J

 

[Roger Fink]

FWIW, with an external ATA hard drive hooked up. when I right clicked
Recycle Bin/Properties, the external hard drive (E) appeared as a separate
panel (unlike with a flash drive). By all indications deleting a file on
hard drive E should send it to RB unless you proactively elect to skip that
feature. But I tried deleting a file and it just disappeared.

 

[me]

Hmm,

FWIW
A USB-connected HDD also appears as a separate panel. Deleted
files go to RB (unless directed otherwise).

J

 

[JM]

quoting:

Puzzled -- files deleted from an external HDD connected via USB
can go to the recycle bin.

Could you please elaborate?

I think Windows goes by the media descriper byte. Hard drives get a "non
removable" designation, while flash drives and memory cards get "removable".
It is even possible to change it with a hex editor for the adventurous.

 

[me]

quoting:


I think Windows goes by the media descriper byte. Hard
drives get a "non removable" designation, while flash
drives and memory cards get "removable". It is even
possible to change it with a hex editor for the
adventurous.

Oh, of course, that makes sense. Thanks.

J