Send to: recycle bin

[Tony Luxton]

Hello group. I put a shortcut to the Recycle Bin in my SendTo folder, but it
doesn't show up in the "send to" menu. This worked fine in Win95, but not in
XP.

What I actually did was this: right-clicked the Recycle Bin on the desktop
(I like to use the right mouse key a *lot*!), selected "create shortcut",
then cut & pasted the shortcut to "C:\Documents & Settings\My user
name\SendTo".

What I did when it didn't work: Navigated to "C:\Documents & Settings\My
user name\SendTo", right-clicked, "new, shortcut, with the target
"C:\Recycler". This copies files rather than deleting them.

In checking this I of course turned off "Hide protected operating system
files" under Folder Options, and found a load of subfolders in C:\Recycled.
I guess it's one for each user account. Eeny meeny miny mo...

Did a bit of Googling, but only found how to do what I've already done.

Is what-I'm-trying-to-do practical in XP?

Incidentally, while doing the above, a hidden thumbs.db file appeared on my
desktop-should it be there?

TIA

Tony.

 

[DanS]

Hello group. I put a shortcut to the Recycle Bin in my SendTo folder,
but it doesn't show up in the "send to" menu. This worked fine in
Win95, but not in XP.

If you're already right-clicking to get to the 'Send To' menu, why not just
click on 'Delete' instead. Or press delete.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

I agree with DanS.

But, just for you...

[[ Send To "Recycle Bin" send a file or files to the Recycle Bin. Hold down
the CTRL key to perform a file shredding. ]]
Send To Toys 2.4
http://www.gabrieleponti.com/software/

Hint: To open your SendTo folder, type sendto in the Run command.

The thumbs.db file is generated by Windows. It is a
database file containing the small images displayed when you view a folder
in thumbnail view (as opposed to tile, icon, list, or detail view).

Thumbs.db file contains the thumbnails for a particular folder.

Windows XP uses a compressed database file (Thumbs.db) to increase
performance.

To get rid of Thumbs.db files, open Folder Options...

Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
View tab | Check: Do not cache thumbnails |
Click Apply | Click OK

Do not cache thumbnails
[[Disables automatic storage of folder thumbnails in a cache file. When you
store thumbnail images in a cache file, Windows can reuse them instead of
creating new ones every time you open a folder. If you disable this
automatic storage function, folders that contain thumbnails
might take longer to open.]]

If you use Thumbnail views a lot, you may want to UNCheck Do not cache
thumbnails.

To re-create the Thumbs.db file, click the folder whose contents you are
trying to view in Microsoft Windows Explorer, and then click Thumbnails on
the View menu.

As you have discovered...

Note: To see the Thumbs.db file, you must be able to view hidden files. To
view hidden files, click Folder Options on the View menu in Windows
Explorer, click the View tab, click Show All Files, and then click OK.

Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) needs to be UNChecked
also.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Tony Luxton]

Dan, It's just the way I like to work. Also if it's a file I *know* I want
to get rid of, I can delete it quickly without having to confirm I
definitely want to delete the file. I can still get the confirmation dialog
your way, so I get the two options, adjusting what I do according to what
I'm working on.

Thanks for your input.

Tony.

 

[Tony Luxton]

Wesley, you came through again. I tried that link-works like a charm.
Thanks!

Tony.

 

[Tony Luxton]

BTW I sussed why the thumbs file was there. I temporarily put a couple of
jpegs on the desktop while I worked on them.

Thanks again

Tony.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Glad to hear it, Tony.

So people know who and what you're replying to...

When replying to a message, include enough original material to be
understood.

Because...

It is possible to see a response to a message before seeing the original.

It is possible to see a response to a message without seeing the
original.

Giving context helps everyone.

OE | Tools | Options | Send tab | Select Include message with reply |
Click Apply | Click OK

Include message with reply
[[Specifies whether to include the text of the original message when you
reply to a message. You can edit or cut any of the text. If you clear this
check box, the body of your message contains only the text you type or
paste.]]

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[RDSchaefer]

Tony,
I'm sorry, I just don't understand why you would want to do this! You
can configure the 'Bin so it doesn't prompt you and, if you're sure you
won't need ithe file again, you can hold down the shift key when you
delete it.

Some people might like to drive backwards but that doesn't mean they
should!

Ralph

 

[Tony Luxton]

Thanks to everyone who read my post and replied, and I'm sorry I don't use
my computer the way everyone wants me to.

Regards Tony.

Glad to hear it, Tony.

So people know who and what you're replying to...

When replying to a message, include enough original material to be
understood.

Because...

It is possible to see a response to a message before seeing the original.

It is possible to see a response to a message without seeing the
original.

Giving context helps everyone.

OE | Tools | Options | Send tab | Select Include message with reply |
Click Apply | Click OK

Include message with reply
[[Specifies whether to include the text of the original message when you
reply to a message. You can edit or cut any of the text. If you clear this
check box, the body of your message contains only the text you type or
paste.]]

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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BTW I sussed why the thumbs file was there. I temporarily put a couple of
jpegs on the desktop while I worked on them.

Thanks again

Tony.

 

[DanS]

Thanks to everyone who read my post and replied, and I'm sorry I don't
use my computer the way everyone wants me to.

Regards Tony.

It's not about using your PC as others want you to, my first post asking
you 'why?' was more of an efficiency question.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Tony may also have been referring to my Include message with reply bit. ;-)


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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[jonah]

Tony may also have been referring to my Include message with reply bit. ;-)

Hey Wesley thanks for that "send to toys" link,

Great!

Jonah