Erase or Empty Recycle Bin?

[Guest]

Hi,
What is the best choice to click:
1. Erase Recycle Bin or
2. Empty Recycle Bin

Why 2 ways and what is the BIG different between the two?
All we want is to delete every single files in the Recycle Bin.

Please DO NOT answer right away without testing it first - I've noticed there is a BIG
different.

Thank you!

 

[typical computer geek]

where are you getting the "erase" from..it is not in my XP PRO.

 

[Guest]

YES, right click the Recycle Bin

where are you getting the "erase" from..it is not in my XP PRO.

 

[Jon]

YES, right click the Recycle Bin

where are you getting the "erase" from..it is not in my XP PRO.

I suspect you have a file erasing program installed, such as Eraser,
that deletes files multiples times to avoid later retrieval of sensitive
information.

Jon

 

[Guest]

Thank you Jon - you're right!
I never noticed it and only after you sent your information.
So, that Eraser program added it in my Recycle Bin Icon. Thank you - you're very kind.

If interested to try it: http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

YES, right click the Recycle Bin

where are you getting the "erase" from..it is not in my XP PRO.

I suspect you have a file erasing program installed, such as Eraser,
that deletes files multiples times to avoid later retrieval of sensitive
information.

Jon

 

[Jon]

You're welcome. Thanks for the link.

Jon

Thank you Jon - you're right!
I never noticed it and only after you sent your information.
So, that Eraser program added it in my Recycle Bin Icon. Thank you -
you're very kind.

If interested to try it: http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/



I suspect you have a file erasing program installed, such as Eraser,
that deletes files multiples times to avoid later retrieval of sensitive
information.

Jon

 

[Harry Ohrn]

The Recycle bin doesn't come with an "Erase" option unless a third party
program is installed. Typically what these programs do is overwrite data a
number of times with zeros making it nearly impossible to retrieve any
useful information with a file undeletion program. If you want to securely
remove data then select the Erase function. If you simply want to free up
space then select the Empty Recycle Bin option. As you mention there is a
BIG difference in the time it takes to Erase verses Empty.

 

[Guest]

Thank you Harry! Now I know - your expert explanation did explained it all.

The Recycle bin doesn't come with an "Erase" option unless a third party
program is installed. Typically what these programs do is overwrite data a
number of times with zeros making it nearly impossible to retrieve any
useful information with a file undeletion program. If you want to securely
remove data then select the Erase function. If you simply want to free up
space then select the Empty Recycle Bin option. As you mention there is a
BIG difference in the time it takes to Erase verses Empty.

 

[Guest]

I second that>
Where is "erase" at?
where does it show up?
Do yuo have any special utilites on your computer?

 

[Guest]

Hey, where are u getting that Erase from? Well, i think that u may have
installed any special utility on ur computer which deletes/erases multiple
files from the recycle bin at a time.

Well, the default command provided by Win XP to delete all the files in ur
Recycle Bin, is actually "Empty Recycle Bin". so better is you use that.

Good-luck...
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Ankit

 

[George Hester]

I don't have "erase." Windows XP Pro SP2.

 

[Plato]

I don't have "erase." Windows XP Pro SP2.

As an aside, when you delete a file using a windows program, the file is
not deleted, nor is it sent to the recycle bin. Simply, a note is put in
the recycle bin that tags the file you want to be deleted. When you
empty the bin, the note then generates a command to delete the file in
the directory it resides in.

 

[Steve H]

Which begs the question:

As I have often wondered at the small number of files that seem to appear in
the recycle bin: is there a way of searching for a list of files that have
been marked for deletion, or otherwise 'deleted' but have not shown up in
the bin?

SteveH

 

[George Hester]

Interesting maybe that is why when I delete a file on a Network drive to the
Recycle Bin nothing happens although I think the file is gone.