Recycle Bin Problem

[Bryan Marty]

When I place a file in the recycle bin, I realize I made
a mistake and i go to the recycle bin and ints not there,
the recycle bin says its full and if you press empty
trash, it will say "are you sure wish to delete -the
filename- ?" so, i know its in there buti cant see it so
i cant get it out what do i do, its happened on both of
the windows xp home computers

 

[Gary Tsang]

Hi,

Sometimes if you place an item into the recycle bin you can permantely
delete it.
This can happen if the file you put into the recycle bin is too large and
the computer will delete it right away when you put it in the recycle bin.

Another way is when you hold down the shift key while putting something in
the recycle bin.
Or if you hold the shift and DEL button with the file selected, it'll be
deleted rather then being put in the recycle bin.

Have you tried double clicking the recycle bin? Or have you tried right
clicking the recycle bin and then choosing the "Explore" option on the menu?

This will then bring up the contents of the Recycle Bin and then you'll be
able to see your files, from here you can right click the file and then
choose Restore and the file will be back.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Bryan,

This seems to work for many: 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.

If the above didn't help:

Files not being listed in the Recycle Bin seem to be related to a corrupt
info2 file. To correct the issue (Fat32):

Go to Start/Run and type in CMD:

Type CD \RECYCLED, and then press ENTER.
Type ATTRIB -r -s -h info2, and then press ENTER.
Type DEL INFO2, and then press ENTER.

NOTE: This deletes the damaged INFO2 file. Windows will recreate this file
as needed, automatically.

You can often restore files even if it is not being listed in the Recycle
Bin by searching (Start/Search) for the files by name, once found rename
them. If the files still cannot be recovered, follow the steps above, then
reboot. They should now be listed.

More information here:

Troubleshooting the Recycle Bin
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rb

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