recycle bin not showing C: drive

[Guest]

I have a partitioned drive c and D are both 75 GBs a piece and the E drive is
10GBs. The problem is I had a problem with files not emptying from the
recycle bin so I ran these commands

attrib -s -h recycler
del recycler

It fixed my initial problem but when I boot up in properties all I see is
the D and E drive properties.

If I run the commands again it works fine but if not what I delete goes away
automatically even though the settings are there so that things don't go
right away. How can i fix this problem? I am using XP Pro sp2 and this only
started happening since I ran those attrib comands at the C prompt.

Thanks,
C

 

[Lucvdv]

I have a partitioned drive c and D are both 75 GBs a piece and the E drive is
10GBs. The problem is I had a problem with files not emptying from the
recycle bin so I ran these commands

attrib -s -h recycler
del recycler

It fixed my initial problem but when I boot up in properties all I see is
the D and E drive properties.

If I run the commands again it works fine but if not what I delete goes away
automatically even though the settings are there so that things don't go
right away. How can i fix this problem? I am using XP Pro sp2 and this only
started happening since I ran those attrib comands at the C prompt.

First of all, I'd give it back the system and hidden attributes.
attrib +s +h recycler

The change may require the shell to be restarted (log off and back on).


In C:\recycler\, there should be a hidden/system subfolder with a name like
S-1-5-21-series-of-numbers.

In that folder there should be a file "Desktop.ini", also system+hidden.

Maybe it got deleted along with everything else? Try copying it from one
of the recycle bins on the other drives.


If the subfolder is missing, you can find its name in the registry: there's
a subkey with the same name under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System Provider

Or just go to HKEY_USERS: the key that starts with S-1-5-21 and does not
end with _Classes has the same name too.

[The name is in fact your user ID in windows' security system; there may be
more than one such subfolder in the recycle bin if more than one user
account is in use on your system.]


In case you don't find Desktop.ini, it only contains two lines for a
recycle bin:

[.ShellClassInfo]
CLSID={645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the tips. But its still not working properly. I think I did
delete too much from the bin but am not sure yet.

Each time I reboot it seems to reset the attributes of the recycler folder
no matter what I did to get it working. if I run the attrib lines it will
work but who wants to run lines of DOS code evrytime they boot. When I
change the attributes the S-1-5-21-### all show up as well as the desktop.ini
file. It just won't keep it in memory as a system file.

System restore has let me down on this should I reload Windows afterall? It
could kill my profile but at this point I'm willing to recreate my profile if
I have to.

I have a partitioned drive c and D are both 75 GBs a piece and the E drive is
10GBs. The problem is I had a problem with files not emptying from the
recycle bin so I ran these commands

attrib -s -h recycler
del recycler

It fixed my initial problem but when I boot up in properties all I see is
the D and E drive properties.

If I run the commands again it works fine but if not what I delete goes away
automatically even though the settings are there so that things don't go
right away. How can i fix this problem? I am using XP Pro sp2 and this only
started happening since I ran those attrib comands at the C prompt.

First of all, I'd give it back the system and hidden attributes.
attrib +s +h recycler

The change may require the shell to be restarted (log off and back on).


In C:\recycler\, there should be a hidden/system subfolder with a name like
S-1-5-21-series-of-numbers.

In that folder there should be a file "Desktop.ini", also system+hidden.

Maybe it got deleted along with everything else? Try copying it from one
of the recycle bins on the other drives.


If the subfolder is missing, you can find its name in the registry: there's
a subkey with the same name under
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Protected Storage System Provider

Or just go to HKEY_USERS: the key that starts with S-1-5-21 and does not
end with _Classes has the same name too.

[The name is in fact your user ID in windows' security system; there may be
more than one such subfolder in the recycle bin if more than one user
account is in use on your system.]


In case you don't find Desktop.ini, it only contains two lines for a
recycle bin:

[.ShellClassInfo]
CLSID={645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

 

[Kelly]

Did you use the SUBST command to create a virtual drive? Either way, see if
this helps and good luck!

Suggestion:

Make sure that something is in the Recycle Bin (delete any file). With the
Recycle Bin closed, right click and choose: Empty Recycle Bin. When the
confirm box appears, click ok. Reboot. Now the Recycle Bin should work
correctly.

Another option: rd /s /q c:\recycler

Added info:

Troubleshooting the Recycle Bin
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rb
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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Guest]

Thank you Kelly, this seemd to fix it. Lucvdv I appreciate your help as well
but for some reason I could do everything you instructed but it didn't hold

 

[Kelly]

Most welcome and glad to hear all is well. Thanks for the feedback.

--
All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com