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September 8th, 2006 15:00

Recycle Bin Empties Automatically

When I delete something, the window pops up, do you want to send to recycle bin? I say yes and when I look at recycle bin, it is there. After turning off computer and then turning it back on, the files are no longer in the recycle bin.
I used msconfig and removed all norton stuff to make sure it was not causing it, which it turns out, it is not.
I do not have Norton running my recycle bin. I have 10% space allocated.
 
I have SP2.
 
 

Message Edited by BronxCats on 09-08-200612:03 PM

  • Cybervee

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    Posted September 8th, 2006 16:00

    Start, Settings, Control Panel, Scheduled Tasks.
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    Posted September 8th, 2006 16:00

    Alll I have is Norton Anti-Virus, Spy Sweeper, & Norton System Works One Button Checkup.
     
     

    Message Edited by BronxCats on 09-08-200612:46 PM

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    Posted September 8th, 2006 16:00

    Check to see if you have a scheduled task running to empty the recycle bin when the system is shutdown.
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    Posted September 8th, 2006 18:00

    Double-click line 64; right-hand column at:
    http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

    Copy/paste entire file into Notepad. Save to desktop as recycle.reg
    Close all running applications and log off net. Double-click the new file. Allow it to update your registry. Reboot when it's done.

    Ron
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    Posted September 8th, 2006 18:00

    First, when I double click on the right side of 64, it brings up a download screen where I can run repairrecyclebin or save it. How can I do a Copy and Paste?

    Confused

     

     

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    Posted September 8th, 2006 18:00

    Okay, I did a right click instead of a double click and selected copy and pasted it into notepad and saved in desktop as recycle.reg

     

    Is this correct?

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    Posted September 8th, 2006 19:00

    Check one thing that no one has mentioned--right click on the recycle bin, properties, make sure Do Not Move files to the Recycle Bin is NOT checked.
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    Posted September 8th, 2006 19:00

    It has never been checked.
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    Posted September 8th, 2006 21:00



    @BronxCats wrote:

    Okay, I did a right click instead of a double click and selected copy and pasted it into notepad and saved in desktop as recycle.reg

     

    Is this correct?





    Yes. Now either double-click the recycle.reg file on the desktop or right-click it and select "Merge" from the context menu. You will be asked to okay making the change to your registry.

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    Posted September 8th, 2006 23:00

    Hang on a sec. If I right-click that link, the only "Copy" I get is for link location itself, not for the entire file. It may depend on what brower you use, I have netscape. So perhaps you want to allow it to save the file to your disk with the recycle.reg name. If I right-click, I'd select "Save Link Target as". The file should start with this on the very first line:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    Ron