Saturday, May 22, 2010

Folder called c:recycler - Cleaning up deleted and junk files?

I am running a program called restoration to truly delete all the files that have been deleted, but files keep coming up in a folder called c:\recycler. This folder does not show up in windows explorer, but does show up when I go to a dos prompt. I tried deleting all the files (in dos) but it says there are none. Then I tried removing the directory and it says it can't remove because there are files there. Anyone know what this is

Folder called c:recycler - Cleaning up deleted and junk files?
when you delete a file in Windows Explorer it's not only moved to a RECYCLER folder, but it's moved into a user-specific folder within it. So the files you delete are in the Recycle Bin and they're kept separately from the files deleted by other users on the same machine.





And when you empty your Recycle Bin? You're only emptying your Recycle Bin. The other users Recycle Bins are not affected.





http://ask-leo.com/why_is_there_more_tha...
Reply:This is the microsoft recycle file folder.





It's probably flagged as a system file and your Explorer folder options may not be set to show system or hidden files.





You should leave it alone.





If you empty the recycle bin, the files will go away.





If you delete it, windows will create a new one.





Good luck
Reply:That is your "Recycle Bin". It is a hidden system folder and should not be deleted.





Bert


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