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10-06-2009
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| | $Recycle.Bin Folder On External HD I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with several subfolders under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same folder on my c: drive. What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance? James |
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10-06-2009
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| | Re: $Recycle.Bin Folder On External HD "JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@newsgroup> wrote in message news:uaj5IqsRKHA.3540@newsgroup Quote: >I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with several >subfolders > under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same > folder on my c: drive. > What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance? > > James > > The significance is that it is there to give you a chance to undelete a file when you make a mistake - the same reason it is on your internal drives. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience & Security |
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10-06-2009
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| | Re: $Recycle.Bin Folder On External HD Each drive hasit's own recycle bin. Moving a file on a drive means only the name is moved (as a delete to recycle bin does). If you move across drives the whole file needs to be copied. -- .. -- "JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@newsgroup> wrote in message news:uaj5IqsRKHA.3540@newsgroup Quote: >I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with several >subfolders > under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same > folder on my c: drive. > What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance? > > James > > |
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10-06-2009
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| | Re: $Recycle.Bin Folder On External HD I realize what the recycle bin is. Maybe I should have phrased my question differently. Why the subfolders? - 'Recycle Bin'. They all seem to have the same contents reguardless of the drive. James "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@newsgroup> wrote in message news:e6a3uptRKHA.4600@newsgroup Quote: > "JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@newsgroup> wrote in message > news:uaj5IqsRKHA.3540@newsgroup Quote: >>I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with several >>subfolders >> under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same >> folder on my c: drive. >> What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance? >> >> James >> >> > > > The significance is that it is there to give you a chance to undelete a > file when you make a mistake - the same reason it is on your internal > drives. > > -- > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP > Windows Desktop Experience & Security > > |
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10-07-2009
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| | Re: $Recycle.Bin Folder On External HD What ever these subfolders are for I deleted them. Except for 1 which Vista didn't allow me to detlete. James <.> wrote in message news:e3CPkytRKHA.4020@newsgroup Quote: > Each drive hasit's own recycle bin. Moving a file on a drive means only > the name is moved (as a delete to recycle bin does). If you move across > drives the whole file needs to be copied. > > -- > . > -- > "JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@newsgroup> wrote in message > news:uaj5IqsRKHA.3540@newsgroup Quote: >>I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with several >>subfolders >> under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same >> folder on my c: drive. >> What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance? >> >> James >> >> |
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10-07-2009
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| | Re: $Recycle.Bin Folder On External HD 1 subfolder per user -- .. -- "JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@newsgroup> wrote in message news:eVViZYzRKHA.3876@newsgroup Quote: > What ever these subfolders are for I deleted them. Except for 1 which > Vista > didn't allow me to detlete. > > James > <.> wrote in message news:e3CPkytRKHA.4020@newsgroup Quote: >> Each drive hasit's own recycle bin. Moving a file on a drive means only >> the name is moved (as a delete to recycle bin does). If you move across >> drives the whole file needs to be copied. >> >> -- >> . >> -- >> "JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@newsgroup> wrote in message >> news:uaj5IqsRKHA.3540@newsgroup Quote: >>>I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with >>>several subfolders >>> under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same >>> folder on my c: drive. >>> What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance? >>> >>> James >>> >>> |
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10-07-2009
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| | Re: $Recycle.Bin Folder On External HD Ah. Got it. James <.> wrote in message news:#qVBKT0RKHA.4048@newsgroup Quote: > 1 subfolder per user > > -- > . > -- > "JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@newsgroup> wrote in message > news:eVViZYzRKHA.3876@newsgroup Quote: >> What ever these subfolders are for I deleted them. Except for 1 which >> Vista >> didn't allow me to detlete. >> >> James >> <.> wrote in message news:e3CPkytRKHA.4020@newsgroup Quote: >>> Each drive hasit's own recycle bin. Moving a file on a drive means only >>> the name is moved (as a delete to recycle bin does). If you move across >>> drives the whole file needs to be copied. >>> >>> -- >>> . >>> -- >>> "JamesJ" <jjy_darwin@newsgroup> wrote in message >>> news:uaj5IqsRKHA.3540@newsgroup >>>>I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with >>>>several subfolders >>>> under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same >>>> folder on my c: drive. >>>> What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance? >>>> >>>> James >>>> >>>> >>> |
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