Difference between "Recycler" and "recycled" folder? Deleteable when Recycle Bin NOT used for this p

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Eugen Austermann

On my partition D I found two hidden folder:

"Recycler" and "recycled"

Pay attention to the two different spellings.

What are the differences ?

Can I delete both when I don't use "Recycle Bin" for this partition but delete all files directly?

Or must at least one (which?) exist even as an empty hidden folder ?

Eugen
 
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On my partition D I found two hidden folder:

"Recycler" and "recycled"

Pay attention to the two different spellings.

What are the differences ?

Can I delete both when I don't use "Recycle Bin" for this partition
but delete all files directly?

Or must at least one (which?) exist even as an empty hidden folder ?

Eugen
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RECYCLED and RECYCLER are recycle bin on FAT and NTFS drives
Possibly if you have both you converted from FAT to NTFS?
You can delete either/both
(will permanently delete any files in recycle bin)
Even if you don't use the recycle bin, one of these will be
recreated as an empty folder.
 
Eugen said:
"Recycler" and "recycled"
What are the differences ?
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"RECYCLED" = Win 95 / Win 98 recycle bin
"RECYCLER" = Win XP recycle bin
Can I delete both when I don't use "Recycle Bin" for this partition but delete all files directly?
Or must at least one (which?) exist even as an empty hidden folder ?
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You can simply try to delete them. If they are still in use Windows
won't let you, or create them again when needed.

usch
 
No, you can't delete the "Recycler" folder. Windows won't let you.

I don't know what the 'recycled" folder is. Perhaps another program created
it ??

GS
 
Eugen said:
On my partition D I found two hidden folder:

"Recycler" and "recycled"

Pay attention to the two different spellings.

What are the differences ?

Can I delete both when I don't use "Recycle Bin" for this partition but delete all files directly?

Or must at least one (which?) exist even as an empty hidden folder ?

Eugen
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The Recycler folder is used only on NTFS partitions, the Recycled folder
is used on FAT partitions. If you want to change the way the Recycle
Bin stores files on particular partitions just right click on it and
select Properties. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171694/en-us

John
 
If you don't want to use the Recycle Bin and want to be able to remove
Recycler folder from the drive (remember that no files can be un-deleted
easily once the Recycle Bin is disabled on the drive) follow these simple
instructions: Right click on the Recycle Bin Icon on the desktop. Click
Properties. Click on the Global tab. Click the radio button for "Configure
drives independently and then click Apply. Click the tab at the top of the
window for the drive you want to disable the recycler on. Drag the slide to
the left as far as it will go (to 0%) and then click Apply. Next click the
checkbox on Do not move files...... and click OK. (Some may say that you
don't have to do the slider thing first but I have run into issues in not
being able to later delete the "file" associated with the current date in
the Recycler folder unless I do this first.)

Go into Windows explorer and click on the root folder. Click on the
Recycler folder on the right pane and press the Delete key. It should be
gone. If it fails to delete, you may have to click on Recycler in the left
pane and delete each folder separately in the right pane, then delete the
Recycler folder, but I have only had to do this once or twice for some
drives.

Let us know if this helps.
 
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