Windows XP Can't clean Recycler - access denied

BobDobalina · Aug 4, 2015

Hello,

while I am using my old Windows XP SP3 Laptop, I try to solve some problems. This time I had an old folder, that I could not delete - the folder didn'T gave me the access to do that. That with the program "Unlocker" I could delete it into the recycler. Now sadly the Recycler is empty inside, but the Icon of it shows me there is something in. When I press Clean Recycler, then I get the message Dd13 can not be deleted. Access denied.

Anyone knows what to do, to fix that?

(BTW: This a translation from german to english. words may be different)

kemical · Aug 4, 2015

Hi Bob,
this link may prove helpful. I found it after a search:
Empty Recycle Bin error "Cannot Delete Dc12: Access denied."

BobDobalina · Aug 4, 2015

One of those tricks really worked.

Well my DVD drive seems to be going bad so I can't boot from the setup disc for now, but the rmdir answer from @TuxRug inspired me to try an old trick, and it seems to have worked.

In Windows Explorer, uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" folder option

Browse to C:\ and rename the RECYCLER folder to say RECYCLER.bak

Now delete RECYCLER.bak, and Windows immediately creates a new RECYCLER folder.

With a freshly created Recycle Bin, and the old corrupted in it, I simply did Empty Recycle Bin, and the problem has cleared up. No rebooting necessary.

I had to move the Recycler.bak to Desktop and then delete it.

You are my computer god!

Thanks!

kemical · Aug 5, 2015

LOL!... Hardly I can assure you

Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad it worked out.

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