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    Windows 7 Inadvertent folder deletion

    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit on Toshiba Qosmio - I've been experiencing random folder deletions. Today I was deleting a single video from a folder when I got the msg "too big for recycle bin - permanently delete?" I clicked yes and the entire folder disappeared. This happens maybe once every...
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    Windows 8 How to have computer ask "do you really want to delete this file"

    In Windows 7, you know, The "Olden days", when I asked the computer to delete a file, a window would open up and say something to the effect of "do you really want to delete this file?" I liked that. If I am working really fast, and I usually am, I like having my machine slow me down just a tad...
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    Windows 8 Trouble deleting "windows old" directory.

    I keep getting a "need permission from Trusted installer" or "system' error. Who is this guy and where do I find him? Also have some Java style "file name too long for recycle bin errors". I'd like to reclaim this wasted hard drive space after a non-eventful Win 8 install. Thanks in advance.
  4. eddified

    Windows 7 Suddenly there is lots of extra hard drive space!

    I have an extra logical drive (separate from C: ) that holds my personal data, you know, pictures, home videos, personal documents etc. This drive, E:, has for the last year or so always shown up in explorer with red a red disk space indicator bar. (There was about 20GB of free space left)...
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    Windows 7 What is $RECYCLE.BIN on portable SimpleTech disk

    I discovered what is called the $RECYCLE.BIN on a SimpleTech portable disk drive I use. It does not show up in the disk folder/file listing, but I can scan for it in the 'Find' routine (*recycle*.*)). What I am concerned with is that it may contain deleted files that need to be purged, but I...
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    Windows 7 Not sure what I did... (User Accounts)

    Hello all, Did some searching, no luck, so I hope someone here can help please. I got a computer from someone with Windows 7 on it, and they had already created their account. I was tired of their initials being on everything and changed the name of the account. That was a surface fix and...
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    Windows 7 Deleted Files from other Hard Disk in Recycle Bin is lost after install fresh Windows 7

    Yesterday, I just reinstall fresh windows 7. After I install the OS, I just realize that my recycle bin is empty. Before I installed windows 7, some of my deleted files on my other hard disk is there. But now, I could not find it anymore. After that, I tried to select show hidden folder, files...
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    Deleted files are not displayed in the Recycle Bin after you connect a removable hard disk drive tha

    Fixes an issue in which the Recycle Bin is not enumerated when you connect a removable hard disk drive that does not contain a Recycle Bin to a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 does not save changes

    My computer is running windows 7 ultimate. From the last few days I have noticed that my computer does not save changes before shutdown or restart. Take for example you have placed the recycle bin folder on top-left corner of the desktop which was earlier placed on the bottom-right corner. Then...
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    Windows 7 Which of the many "S-1-5-21-10866195...." user are really active and setup? Clean-up tool for useles

    Once again I have setup here an 64bit Win7 pro system. Many of the files from the D: partition were taken from the previous Win7 system resp. copied from another Win7 (WinXP) computer. When I look at some of the security tabs of some of the files and folders then various user entries exist...
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    Windows 7 User folder is a subgroup of Desktop in Windows 7

    Hi, Using Windows 7. Go to start Username "Joe". My User folder "Joe" is a subgroup of Libraries. I think the folder organization is messed up and probably the reason I can't get MediaCenter to work. Also My Documents data is found under Desktop/Libraries/Documents and also under Desktop/Joe...
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    Windows 7 Error Message and Desktop/Start Menu Problems

    When I restarted my computer after running a check of the hard drive, I got a message that read "C:\windows\system32\config\systemprofile\Desktop refers to a location that is unavailable." The desktop had reverted to a default appearance and all the icons on it except for the recycle bin were...
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    Windows 7 Corrupted icons. Help please

    When I want to delete something, my recycle bin icon is missing : Link Removed - Invalid URL After a Windows update, my disk drives went corrupted as well : Link Removed - Invalid URL Any fixes? Please help!
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    Windows 7 How to Permanently Delete Stubborn Font File from Recycle Bin

    WAS CLEANING OUT AN OLD SECONDARY HDD-DELETED A LOT----WHEN I DELETED THOSE ITEMS IN THE RECYCLE BIN IT WOULD STICK ON ONE ITEM---COURF_1.FON, A FONT FILE--IF I RUN CCLEANER IT STICKS ON THIS FILE AND WON'T CONTINUE ON TO REMOVE THE OTHER ITEMS- HAVE TRIED TO DELETE, RESTORE IT ETC.:mad: BUT TO...
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    Windows 7 Explorer Crashing

    Hi, My current issue is Windows Explorer crashing and restarting whenever I scroll down through a library such as pictures or music, and this also happens in the recycle bin if there are a lot of files. The pictures library has thumbnails displayed as large icons, and if I change this to list...
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    Windows 7 Imp. Folder Lost & when using Run to reach it, it open Recycle Bin.!

    Hello, i was the Auslogics Disk Defrag Tool to defrag my Partition, and then i went to check a backup folder, i was trying to change the icon of the folder, i dont know what went wrong The Folder just disappeared !! while it was still showing at the defrag app its working on that folder. i...
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    Files do not go into the Recycle Bin when you delete more than 1000 files at the same time in Window

    Fixes an issue in which files are deleted permanently and do not go into the Recycle Bin when you try to delete more than 1000 files in a single batch. This issue occurs in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 environments. Link Removed
  18. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 7 This file cannot be moved to the recycle bin?

    Hi Since I reinstalled everything I keep getting the message, "This file cannot be moved to the recycle bin", and then a window saying "Do you want to delete it", these don't have to be large files. I must got this with a 2 mb .jpg file? I checked the setting and there is plenty of space...
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    The Recycle Bin icon does not refresh automatically in Windows Vista or in Windows XP

    Describes how to fix the Recycle Bin if the Recycle Bin icon does not refresh automatically in Windows Vista or in Windows XP. More...
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    Windows 7 BSOD help please

    Hi So may computer has recently started giving me the BSOD. The laptop was new store built about 2 months, BSOD only started about 1 week ago, and has happened several times. It's mainly when using BBC iPlayer to watch videos, but also when using Spotify and once when I tried to empty the...
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