Recycle Bin

[Guest]

Dear Colleagues,

When I tried to open the Recycle Bin, this message appears:

"The Recycle Bin on I:\ is corrupt or invalid. Do you want to empty the
Recycle Bin
for this drive?"

I'm searching information about this error but the only answer is install
the lastest Service Pack, but in this server I have the latest Service Pack
with the latest hotfixes.

Could you help me?

Thanks in advance
CarlosC

 

[Dave Patrick]

The recycle bin may contain a corrupt, or otherwise incorrect information
file. If format is FAT, then from a command prompt change to the recycler
directory, then do a dir to see what files you might find and delete any
files found, then
attrib -h info*
this should unhide the info* file that stores the information about the
original location of deleted files in the recycle bin. Delete this file.

If format is NTFS then change to the recycler directory then change to the
hidden directory named for your SID (this can be found from within Explorer,
(by expanding the recycler folder). Then
attrib -h info*
this should unhide the info* file that stores the information about the
original location of deleted files in the recycle bin. Delete this file.
Then the next time you move files to the recycle bin another hidden info
file will be created.

Another option is to delete only the info or info2 file (in the recycler
dir) and then restart the pc, then a new and correct information file will
be created in the recycler directory.


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Dear Colleagues,
|
| When I tried to open the Recycle Bin, this message appears:
|
| "The Recycle Bin on I:\ is corrupt or invalid. Do you want to empty the
| Recycle Bin
| for this drive?"
|
| I'm searching information about this error but the only answer is install
| the lastest Service Pack, but in this server I have the latest Service
Pack
| with the latest hotfixes.
|
| Could you help me?
|
| Thanks in advance
| CarlosC

 

[Guest]

The recycle bin may contain a corrupt, or otherwise incorrect information
file. If format is FAT, then from a command prompt change to the recycler
directory, then do a dir to see what files you might find and delete any
files found, then
attrib -h info*
this should unhide the info* file that stores the information about the
original location of deleted files in the recycle bin. Delete this file.

If format is NTFS then change to the recycler directory then change to the
hidden directory named for your SID (this can be found from within Explorer,
(by expanding the recycler folder). Then
attrib -h info*
this should unhide the info* file that stores the information about the
original location of deleted files in the recycle bin. Delete this file.
Then the next time you move files to the recycle bin another hidden info
file will be created.

Another option is to delete only the info or info2 file (in the recycler
dir) and then restart the pc, then a new and correct information file will
be created in the recycler directory.


--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

Thanks I will try tonight....