Renamed C:/RECYCLER Folder-Cant see files in there

[Guest]

Hi all!

I wanted to make shourtcut to another folder of my direct recycle bin code
name (it was something like "S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003"
-NOT SHURE-) in RECYCLER folder. Now when I try to rename it to something
like
S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003
I cant see files in there .. but I just deleted about 83 Mb of them so they
must be in recycle bin )). How I can get my Recycle bin back to work?

P.S. I use Windows XP Professional
SP2

P.P.S. I have tried several names and combinations like:
S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1009
S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1011
etc. but this doesnt work

Thank you!

 

[Nightowl]

©lubber <[email protected] on Thu, 4 Oct 2007:

I wanted to make shourtcut to another folder of my direct recycle bin code
name (it was something like "S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003"
-NOT SHURE-) in RECYCLER folder. Now when I try to rename it to something
like
S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003
I cant see files in there .. but I just deleted about 83 Mb of them so they
must be in recycle bin )). How I can get my Recycle bin back to work?

P.S. I use Windows XP Professional
SP2

Hi ©lubber

I don't really understand what you mean about making a shortcut to
another folder, but from the subject of your message I gather you
renamed the folder in your recycle bin and now when you try to change
the name back it isn't working?

That long name beginning S-1-5-21 is your SID or system identifier and
is a unique ID that Windows uses it to keep track of you, no matter what
username you may be using.

P.P.S. I have tried several names and combinations like:
S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1009
S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1011
etc. but this doesnt work

Well, no, because they would be SIDs allocated to other users on the
computer but (I hope!) no accounts actually exist with those IDs.

What I'd suggest is that you delete the C:\Recycler folder and let
Windows re-create it for you next time the computer boots. Hopefully
that will put things back to normal. Here's how:

[1] Open a Command window and shut down any other running programs.
Ctrl-Alt-Del to open the Task Manager.

[2] In Task Manager look on the Processes tab and select Explorer.exe.
Click on the End Process button. (Your desktop and taskbar will
disappear and you'll be left with just Task Manager and the Command
window. Don't panic! Leave Task Manager open and return to the
Command window.

[3] Now at the prompt type: rd /s /q C:\Recycler <enter>
Type: exit <enter> to close the Command window.

[4] Go back to Task Manager and on the Applications tab click the button
for New Task. In the box that pops up type: Explorer <OK>. Your desktop
should return to normal. Close Task Manager and reboot.

[5] When you return to Windows don't worry if the bin icon still shows
full. Put a test file in the bin and then right-click to empty it.
Hopefully now it should all be working.

Good luck! Do please let us know how you get on.

 

[Guest]

©lubber <[email protected] on Thu, 4 Oct 2007:

I wanted to make shourtcut to another folder of my direct recycle bin code
name (it was something like "S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003"
-NOT SHURE-) in RECYCLER folder. Now when I try to rename it to something
like
S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003
I cant see files in there .. but I just deleted about 83 Mb of them so they
must be in recycle bin )). How I can get my Recycle bin back to work?

P.S. I use Windows XP Professional
SP2

Hi ©lubber

I don't really understand what you mean about making a shortcut to
another folder, but from the subject of your message I gather you
renamed the folder in your recycle bin and now when you try to change
the name back it isn't working?

That long name beginning S-1-5-21 is your SID or system identifier and
is a unique ID that Windows uses it to keep track of you, no matter what
username you may be using.

P.P.S. I have tried several names and combinations like:
S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1009
S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1011
etc. but this doesnt work

Well, no, because they would be SIDs allocated to other users on the
computer but (I hope!) no accounts actually exist with those IDs.

What I'd suggest is that you delete the C:\Recycler folder and let
Windows re-create it for you next time the computer boots. Hopefully
that will put things back to normal. Here's how:

[1] Open a Command window and shut down any other running programs.
Ctrl-Alt-Del to open the Task Manager.

[2] In Task Manager look on the Processes tab and select Explorer.exe.
Click on the End Process button. (Your desktop and taskbar will
disappear and you'll be left with just Task Manager and the Command
window. Don't panic! Leave Task Manager open and return to the
Command window.

[3] Now at the prompt type: rd /s /q C:\Recycler <enter>
Type: exit <enter> to close the Command window.

[4] Go back to Task Manager and on the Applications tab click the button
for New Task. In the box that pops up type: Explorer <OK>. Your desktop
should return to normal. Close Task Manager and reboot.

[5] When you return to Windows don't worry if the bin icon still shows
full. Put a test file in the bin and then right-click to empty it.
Hopefully now it should all be working.

Good luck! Do please let us know how you get on.

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Hi!

Yeh! thats what I call support U understood al thata I wanted to say ..
all worx fine now!

THANK YOU!

 

[Nightowl]

You're very welcome I'm so pleased it worked for you and thanks for
letting us know.