Re: Path to Recycle Bin
From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 11/01/05
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Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 07:37:33 -0700
Mikey,
Glad to hear it. Keep having fun. :-)
-- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes MS-MVP Windows Shell/User In news:8B19370F-4554-460E-A8D7-25C34118039A@microsoft.com, Mikey <Mikey@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: > Thanks Wes, > > I see there is one recycler path per user per drive. It turns out the > large build up of files in the c: drive recyle folders were from before I > got my family trained to use only the data drives. Now when they delete > files from their 'My Documents' folders they go to the data drive recycle > bin. All's well ... thanks again. > -- > Trying to keep technology in its place, > > Mikey > > > "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > >> The Recycler folder is used only on NTFS formatted drives. It's a Hidden >> folder. >> >> %systemdrive%\RECYCLER >> %systemdrive%\RECYCLER\Your SID # is YOUR Recycle Bin. >> >> %systemdrive%\RECYCLER >> With at least one folder >> SID # >> for every user on the machine. >> >> If drive is formatted FAT32... >> %systemdrive%\RECYCLED >> >> [[Windows allocates one Recycle Bin for each partition or hard disk. If >> your hard disk is partitioned, or if you have more than one hard disk in >> your computer, you can specify a different size for each Recycle Bin.]] >> >> [[To change the storage capacity of the Recycle Bin >> 1. On the desktop, right-click Recycle Bin, and then click Properties. >> 2. Move the slider to increase or decrease the amount of disk space >> that is reserved for storing deleted items. >> >> If you want to use different Recycle Bin settings for different drives, >> click Configure drives independently, and then click the appropriate >> drive tab to change the Recycle Bin settings for that drive. >> If you want to use the same Recycle Bin settings for all drives, click >> Use one setting for all drives. ]] >> >> >> -- >> Hope this helps. Let us know. >> >> Wes >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User >> >> In news:71CB777E-8E6E-41B0-AC35-1C69392C8C48@microsoft.com, >> Mikey <Mikey@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>> My computer has been set-up with a separate partition for Windows XP >>> Home Edition ... supposedly to allow the re-installation of the >>> operating system without have to re-install all my applications if I >>> get a virus. The windows partition was assigned to C: drive. I have >>> been able to re-assign the path to all user 'My documents' folders to a >>> separate data drive so the windows partition doesn't fill up with data >>> but I found last week that unemptied Recycle Bin folders for each user >>> on our system was also taking up a great deal of space on the windows >>> partition. >>> >>> How is the path for a given user's Recycle Bin defined and can it be >>> re-assigned? >>> -- >>> Trying to keep technology in its place, >>> >>> Mikey
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