Corrupted Recycle Bin?

[Guest]

I have a problem that I previsouly posted where files I delete do not get
sent to the recycle bin - even though they are set to in the properties of
the bin as well as in the appropriate location in the registry.

A "Gary Smith" replied to me that:

"This might be due to corruption of the Recycle Bin itself. Try deleting it
to see if that repairs the problem. Open a command prompt and type "rd /s
Recycler" Windows will create a new Recycle Bin when it's needed."

I am concerned with doing this - how does windows "Create a new recycle bin
when it's needed?" When does it know it's needed? I don't want to screw
anything else up worse than it is.

thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your response.

I currently do not have anything in the recycle bin.

I will try this and see what happens!

 

[Rob Stow]

I have a problem that I previsouly posted where files I delete do not get
sent to the recycle bin - even though they are set to in the properties of
the bin as well as in the appropriate location in the registry.

A "Gary Smith" replied to me that:

"This might be due to corruption of the Recycle Bin itself. Try deleting it
to see if that repairs the problem. Open a command prompt and type "rd /s
Recycler" Windows will create a new Recycle Bin when it's needed."

I am concerned with doing this - how does windows "Create a new recycle bin
when it's needed?" When does it know it's needed?

When something needs to be recycled, of course.

I don't want to screw anything else up worse than it is.

If you have any doubts, back up what is currently in the recycle
bin before deleting it.

FWIW, I delete my recycle bin, pagefile.sys, and hiberfil.sys on
a regular basis so that they don't get included when I make drive
images. W2K never fails to recreate them next time they are needed.

 

[Guest]

Open a command prompt and type "rd /s Recycler" Windows will create a new Recycle Bin when it's needed."

I just tried this and I got "Directory is not empty" as a response, and the
recycle bin is not deleted.

Does...there have to be files in the bin first? How can there be files
there....if my problem is that files don't get sent there in the first place??

HELP!!!

 

[Gary Smith]

new
Recycle Bin when it's needed."

I just tried this and I got "Directory is not empty" as a response, and the
recycle bin is not deleted.

I omitted a possibly necessary backslash (see below) from the previously
posted command, but when you use the /s option, the command processor
doesn't check whether the directory is empty or not.

Does...there have to be files in the bin first? How can there be files
there....if my problem is that files don't get sent there in the first

place??

There could be files there that you can't see. That might be part of the
corruption.

First make sure that you're running cmd.exe, not command com. Then type
rd /s \Recycler
(I omitted the backslash in my previous message)

You should see
\Recycler, Are you sure (Y/N)?

Type "y" and the folder should be gone.

 

[Guest]

First make sure that you're running cmd.exe, not command com. Then type
rd /s \Recycler
(I omitted the backslash in my previous message)

You should see
\Recycler, Are you sure (Y/N)?

Type "y" and the folder should be gone.

Thanks again Gary. I did as you say above and still the bin did not get
delted. At this point I think I may need to resintall windows.

 

[John John]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;168570
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q136517/
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;229041

John

 

[Guest]

I had the identical problem and kept trying the first cmd, when I read all of
the thread by adding the \ it worked, thank you all very much //jj

 

[Guest]

Adding the \ worked for me, after experiencing the identical problem

 

[Guest]

dont reinstall windows, just follow the cmd.exe instructions, the folder will
remain ans does the icon on your sesktop, create a word test doc on your
desktop, then delete it, it will show up in the reycle bin and u can empty
normally