Xp is making a copy of deleted files

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Mega-Bite

Every time I delete a ile or kold down the ctrl key to
highlight and mark several files for deletion. The os
seems to be making copies and putting them back into my
docs folder. Is there a setting I ned to change .
 
Every time I delete a ile or kold down the ctrl key to
highlight and mark several files for deletion. The os
seems to be making copies and putting them back into my
docs folder. Is there a setting I ned to change .
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Which files are you trying to delete? Certain files are protected by
the system and therefore can not be deleted. Deleting them just sets
off protection and the files will be copied back to their location.
 
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