file deletion

Assume I have an external hard disk with one (backup) partition which is currently mounted as drive Q:\ Now I right-click on the Recycle Bin icon on my desktop, then select Properties--->Drive Q: and enable "Don't move files to the recycleBin. Remoive files immediately when deleted" Much to...

Hello,, My uncle asked me to help him with his HP Pavilion laptop that was upgraded to Windows 10 (presuming he had Windows 7 before but don't really know). Although Windows 10 is working just fine and he has 80 -90% of his hard drive space still free, he is now getting disk space full...

I am uncertain what the differences are between System Restore Points and Shadow Copies. Actually I need only System Restore Points. 1.) Can I use SRP without (!) Shadow Copies? 2.) When Shadow copies always necessary: Why are SRP invented? Why not using Shadow Copies only? 3.) Assume I...

Dear All, I have been searching a solution for this strange issue for long. I'm an IT Admin in a windows domain where few PCs are affected with this issue. When users delete files, it gets deleted permanently and do not go to Recycle Bin. Users do get alert that file will be deleted...

An investigation of my 64bit Win 7 systems shows that the folder C:\Windows\assembyl\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_64\Temp\ has almost 12 GB content. I have never seen such a big space occupation before (for a Windows "Temp") directory. I must have bloated in the last weeks. What could be the...

Currently when I delete a file in WinExplorer then no confirmation appears. How can I tell Win8 to show a confirmation prompt? Peter

Hi Today I was trying to delete some old video project folders. I had one folder that had dozens of files created by Adobe Premiere Elements that I don't need to keep anymore. The thing was that every time I tried to delete them I got a message saying that the file names were too long to...

how can I delete lots of Msi temp dates? like MSI4ea05.tmp 0 Bit MSI4e639.tmp 0 Bit MSI4ef4a.tmp 0 bit from Win 10?

I did a recovery of windows 10 which used space on my D drive from which I created a USB of the pre Nov2015 upgrade. this D drive is full and I wish to recreate a new recovery USB but the D drive is full How do I delete the previous version from the D drive prior to creating a new recovery...

So I have various desktops and all have more or less the same issue. In the root of each drive there are randomly named folders generated. Names like: 2b174a7b6cd269132e8dd780 52aebd6aec88ceb00badbc 32601669e81d70e5b9c7c8 ae888118d1365c5a165784ed221b20 So the only common thing seems to be that...

Hi, All. I'm trying to free up space so I can update from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 10. I have installed DupeGuru and have been able to get rid of a bunch of stuff. However, I have literally thousands of dupe .ci, .wid, and .dir files. Is there any way to delete them? If so, I need...

Hey folks. I've tried to find a solution to this problem elsewhere but have still found no satisfactory solution. My C drive is 500 Gb, of which 457 are available to use. The folders I have on the C drive total less than 200 Gb, but the drive shows only 40.4 Gb free. When using Tree Size it...

Hi, I use windows 7 64bit. I want to add "xdelete" to context menu of windows explorer. What is xdelete? Its function is exactly the same as preexisting delete menu, So that if I select some files or folders and click them with right mouse button and press X, it will say "are you sure you want...

On my 64bit Win 7 system there is a big file C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\windows.edb As far as I have read its the index file for the built-in windows indexing service. Hmm, where can I disable this service in "Services"? There is no such service On the other...

As you know in the windows system event logfiles all events are stored. Can I somehow extract (+delete) all events (in a period of time e.g. the first 8 month of 2014) from this logfile (logfiles?) and restore them later if necessary? If yes: How? One the one hand I want to delete all traces...

I am seeking to get rid of unwanted material on my system prior to backing it up. I have been surprised to learn from programs such as Glary Utilities Disk Space Analyzer that I have on my external hard drive F a huge System Volume Information folder--16.32 GB. Windows Explorer tells me when I...

Hey guys, I need serious help… and as a token of my appreciation I will send $50 directly into the person’s paypal account that can help me with my problem Just so you know upfront I am using Windows 8.1 Operating System Here is my problem –in my “C: Drive” I have a folder called “PROJECTS”…...

Hallo all. :) Never had this problem before and i need some assistances. I have two files in an otherwise empty folder but there are no extensions after the file name. I can't add an extension to the files. I can't rename them or move them or delete them. Every time i try any of these things i...

I was messing with batch files and accidentally clicked one that I shouldn't have made. Here are it's contents: attrib -r -s -h c:\autoexec.bat del c:\autoexec.bat attrib -r -s -h c:\boot.ini del c:\boot.ini attrib -r -s -h c:\ntldr del c:\ntldr attrib -r -s -h c:\windows\win.ini del...

Hello dear windowsForum friemds, Can someone please instruct me how to delete files with .db extension and shortcuts from the recycle bin? When i right click -> delete, I'm getting "are you sure" -> "yes" -> nothing happens. Thanks a lot in advance for your time