What is "C:/RECYCLER" directory?  
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 23 09:12:50 CDT 2005 Top

Windows XP Basic >> What is "C:/RECYCLER" directory? I am running WPM10 on XP Pro. I have all latest patches installed, no
viruses present & my machine is running just fine. Having said that;

While cleaning up my WPM10 library, I found entries pointing to a
"C:/RECYCLER" directory. The directory seems to be a "system" directory & is
not of my explicit creation.


Any ideas as what or where this "C:/RECYCLER" directory came from? Can I
just delete it?

Thanks, Steve

Windows XP656  
 
 
Larry





PostPosted: Sun Oct 23 09:12:50 CDT 2005 Top

Windows XP Basic >> What is "C:/RECYCLER" directory? No you cannot delete it. It is the Recycle Bin.

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"Steve" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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>I am running WPM10 on XP Pro. I have all latest patches installed, no
>viruses present & my machine is running just fine. Having said that;
>
> While cleaning up my WPM10 library, I found entries pointing to a
> "C:/RECYCLER" directory. The directory seems to be a "system" directory &
> is not of my explicit creation.
>
>
> Any ideas as what or where this "C:/RECYCLER" directory came from? Can I
> just delete it?
>
> Thanks, Steve
>


 
 
Steve





PostPosted: Sun Oct 23 09:24:55 CDT 2005 Top

Windows XP Basic >> What is "C:/RECYCLER" directory? Ha! OK Larry & thanks for the swift response. I guess it seems pretty
obvious once you know!

Steve

"Larry Samuels" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> No you cannot delete it. It is the Recycle Bin.
>
> --
> Larry Samuels Associate Expert
> MS-MVP (2001-2005)
> Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
> http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
> Expert Zone- www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> "Steve" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
>>I am running WPM10 on XP Pro. I have all latest patches installed, no
>>viruses present & my machine is running just fine. Having said that;
>>
>> While cleaning up my WPM10 library, I found entries pointing to a
>> "C:/RECYCLER" directory. The directory seems to be a "system" directory &
>> is not of my explicit creation.
>>
>>
>> Any ideas as what or where this "C:/RECYCLER" directory came from? Can I
>> just delete it?
>>
>> Thanks, Steve
>>
>
>


 
 
Gerry





PostPosted: Sun Oct 23 09:30:20 CDT 2005 Top

Windows XP Basic >> What is "C:/RECYCLER" directory? Steve

As Larry says. Just keep emptying it when you use Disk CleanUp to remove
Temporary Internet Files etc.

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Hope this helps.

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"Larry Samuels" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> No you cannot delete it. It is the Recycle Bin.
>
> --
> Larry Samuels Associate Expert
> MS-MVP (2001-2005)
> Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
> http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
> Expert Zone- www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> "Steve" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
>>I am running WPM10 on XP Pro. I have all latest patches installed, no
>>viruses present & my machine is running just fine. Having said that;
>>
>> While cleaning up my WPM10 library, I found entries pointing to a
>> "C:/RECYCLER" directory. The directory seems to be a "system"
>> directory & is not of my explicit creation.
>>
>>
>> Any ideas as what or where this "C:/RECYCLER" directory came from?
>> Can I just delete it?
>>
>> Thanks, Steve
>>
>
>

 
 
Stan





PostPosted: Sun Oct 23 12:35:05 CDT 2005 Top

Windows XP Basic >> What is "C:/RECYCLER" directory? Sun, 23 Oct 2005 07:04:31 -0700 from Steve <EMail@HideDomain.com>:
> I am running WPM10 on XP Pro. I have all latest patches installed, no
> viruses present & my machine is running just fine. Having said that;
>
> While cleaning up my WPM10 library, I found entries pointing to a
> "C:/RECYCLER" directory. The directory seems to be a "system" directory & is
> not of my explicit creation.
>
>
> Any ideas as what or where this "C:/RECYCLER" directory came from? Can I
> just delete it?

It's the Recycle Bin, so you can't delete it.

(You could right-click on the actual Recycle Bin icon, click
"Properties", then "Do not use Recycle Bin" -- but then you would no
longer be able to recover files you had deleted.)

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