jacour
join:2001-12-11
Ypsilanti, MI
 ·Comcast
| [XP Pro] Viewing hidden items on an external drive
I apparently have a "Recycle" directory on an external hard drive that I use (and would like to delete to free up space), but I am unable to view it. I have tried the "show hidden files" button from Windows Explorer, and have tried the ATTRIB *.* -h -s -r command from the command interpreter.
There must be a way to browse and manipulate this folder. How do I get access to it?
BTW, running XP Pro with SP3 and have full administrator rights. |
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acehyde
Tired.
Premium
join:2001-08-14
clubs: | Right click on your Recycle Bin and choose properties, change it to use one Recycle bin for all drives. |
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ChiTang
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-23
Alhambra, CA
edit:
September 3rd, @06:24PM
| reply to jacour
Each partition will have its own recycler folder. You cannot view the contents via explorer.
If you want to empty it, just empty the recycle bin in the desktop, it will empty all recycler folders.
It you want to empty just a particular recycler folder. Use recycle bin to empty individual files.
If you want to "manipulate" it, go to command prompt, enter X: (where x is the drive letter), enter cd \recycler to go into recycler folder. Attrib whatever you want to delete and then delete it/them.
There is no point to set/change attribute on the recycler folder itself. You don't manipulate the folder, you need to manipulate the contents of the folder.
Again, using the main recyle bin via GUI allows you to delete whatever you want to delete.
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I used to be indecisive, now I am not sure. |
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Merle
@mtnns.net
| Hi there, maybe you can help me too? i stored stuff on my external harddrive, then deleted them. Now i need some of them again. Short of running Recover my Files, is there any way to access the recycle bin on the external harddrive? Is there such a thing?
I sure hope you can help. |
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ChiTang
Premium,MVM
join:2002-08-23
Alhambra, CA
| If you did not bypass the recycle bin when you deleted those files. They should be in the recycled bin. Each partition has its own "sub recycle bin", the recycler folder, all sub recycle bins form the main recycle bin on the desktop.
The info will be in this x:\recycler\s-1-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-1003\info2 file.
Just hook up the external HD to any system, the deleted files should show up under main recycle bin.
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I used to be indecisive, now I am not sure. |
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Merle
@mtnns.net
| Hi Chi
Where do i put that address in? I am trying to read from my E: Drive to see the recycle bin. My normal recycle bin isnt showing the files in there.
Are you saying that when i delete off my hardrive it goes to my computers recycle bin? Does the external not have one of its own?
Forgive me my ignorance.
p.s. and also my total stupidity for getting myself into this in the first place.
"Well live and learn eh?" |
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