If you want to use different Recycle Bin settings for different drives,
click Configure drives independently and then click the appropriate
drive
tab to change the Recycle Bin settings for that drive.
Right click Recycle Bin | Properties | Global tab |
Select Configure drives independently | Apply | OK
[[No files may appear in the Recycle Bin if the files in the Recycled
folder
are damaged.]]
Run Error Checking. Reboot. Try to empty the Recycle Bin again.
Error Checking (chkdsk.exe).
1. In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive you want
to
check, and then click Properties.
2. On the Tools tab, click Check Now.
3. Select both of these:
o To run Chkdsk by using the /f parameter, select the Automatically fix
file
system errors check box, and then click Start.
[[Specifies whether Windows repairs file-system errors found during
disk
checking. All files must be closed for this program to run. If the
drive is
currently in use, a message asks if you want to reschedule
the disk checking for the next time you restart your computer. Your
drive is
not available to run other tasks while the disk is being checked.]]
o To run Chkdsk by using the /r parameter, select the Scan for and
attempt
recovery of bad sectors check box, and then click Start.
[[Specifies whether Windows repairs file-system errors found during
disk
checking, locates bad sectors, and recovers readable information. All
files
must be closed for this program to run. If the drive is currently in
use, a
message asks if you want to reschedule the disk checking for the next
time
you restart your computer. Your drive is not available to run other
tasks
while the disk is being checked. If you select this option, you do not
need
to select Automatically fix file system errors. Windows fixes any
errors on
the disk.]]
You have to reboot for Error-checking to run.
For a look at the chkdisk log.
Open the Event Viewer...
Start | Run | Type: eventvwr | OK
Look in Application | Listed as Information |
Event ID: 1001
Source: Winlogon
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In Gulf Knight (e-mail address removed) hunted and pecked:
OK anther thing I have the following problem. I have a dual boot
system
W98 and XP. Thanks to you all in this forum, but there is one problem
with the Recycled Bin folder. If I delete files in one system it
cleaned also the recycled folder in the inactive Operating system.
There are no files visible after doing that in this folder. If i use
the option clean folder it says something like this: "would you
delete
all 27 files". But there are no files visible. If I say yes the HD
works and after that, the icon on the desktop shows an empty
Waste-paper basket. So I think the files are in the recycled folder
of
the inactive OS after deleting in the active operating system, but
not
visible. If some one know a way to fix this problem please let know
me.
