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October 30th, 2005 16:00
Cant delete stuff from the trash
Everytime i try and right click to delete stuff from my trash it always freezes. Is there another way to delete stuff from my trash? double clicking doesnt work either.
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BigDaddyJinx
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October 31st, 2005 02:00
Sometimes the filename length is a reason it can't be deleted. One easy trick is to use the command prompt and navigate to your desktop and use the DEL command to manually delete it. If that produces any error this may help, and you can then boot to Safe Mode with Networking and repeat steps. For example:
X:\>WINDOWS\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\USER_NAME\DESKTOP then DEL file_name.???
If you want to try the same for the Recycle Bin, it's called RECYCLER but you can't get "normal" access to it without using ATTRIB commands. So best to undo the file from the Bin and leave it on your Desktop.
Message Edited by BigDaddyJinx on 10-30-2005 10:13 PM