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Recycle Bin icon doesn't update icon status
  1. #1


    Holger Metzger Guest

    Recycle Bin icon doesn't update icon status

    Hi all,

    my Recycle Bin does not update its icon status, i.e. when I delete
    something I always have to press F5 to "refresh" the icons to get the
    correct icon of the "full" bin displayed; and when I empty the recycle
    bin, the same thing happens. What seems to be the problem here? Is there
    a icon cache file somewhere that I have to delete?

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    Holger




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  2. #2


    Mark L. Ferguson Guest

    Re: Recycle Bin icon doesn't update icon status

    Right click the Command Prompt shortcut, 'run as administrator'
    shutdown the Explorer process in Task Manager
    At the prompt, go to C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local
    atrib -h IconCache.db
    del IconCache.db
    start a new explorer.exe task

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    "Holger Metzger" <h_metzger@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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    > Hi all,
    >
    > my Recycle Bin does not update its icon status, i.e. when I delete
    > something I always have to press F5 to "refresh" the icons to get the
    > correct icon of the "full" bin displayed; and when I empty the recycle
    > bin, the same thing happens. What seems to be the problem here? Is there a
    > icon cache file somewhere that I have to delete?
    >
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    > Holger

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    Re: Recycle Bin icon doesn't update icon status

    Quote Originally Posted by Holger Metzger View Post
    Hi all,

    my Recycle Bin does not update its icon status, i.e. when I delete
    something I always have to press F5 to "refresh" the icons to get the
    correct icon of the "full" bin displayed; and when I empty the recycle
    bin, the same thing happens. What seems to be the problem here? Is there
    a icon cache file somewhere that I have to delete?

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    Holger
    Hi Holder,

    In addition to Mark's post, this tutorial will show you how to fix the Recycle Bin icon refreshing problem.

    Recycle Bin

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn

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    Holger Metzger Guest

    Re: Recycle Bin icon doesn't update icon status

    "Brink" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote:

    > In addition to Mark's post, this tutorial will show you how to fix the
    > Recycle Bin icon refreshing problem.
    >
    > Recycle Bin
    Worked like a charm. Thanks!

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    Re: Recycle Bin icon doesn't update icon status

    Quote Originally Posted by Holger Metzger View Post
    "Brink" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote:
    > In addition to Mark's post, this tutorial will show you how to fix the
    > Recycle Bin icon refreshing problem.
    >
    > Recycle Bin
    Worked like a charm. Thanks!

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    Holger
    Your welcome Holger.

    Shawn

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  6. #6


    Ramesh, MS-MVP Guest

    Re: Recycle Bin icon doesn't update icon status

    Recycle Bin icon does not refresh automatically:
    http://www.winhelponline.com/article...matically.html

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    "Holger Metzger" <h_metzger@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23lpvaryxIHA.4772@xxxxxx
    Hi all,

    my Recycle Bin does not update its icon status, i.e. when I delete
    something I always have to press F5 to "refresh" the icons to get the
    correct icon of the "full" bin displayed; and when I empty the recycle
    bin, the same thing happens. What seems to be the problem here? Is there
    a icon cache file somewhere that I have to delete?

    --
    Holger


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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