How to access Windows XP recycle bin via network?

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Hi experts,

I am looking for a way of retrieving the list of items which are
"placed" in an logged-in user's recycle bin via network.

Problem: I have a network consisting of a central admin computer and a
numer of work-stations where people upload files (sitting in front of
those machines). People need to upload their material to the server
and then delete the local copies of their files. From time to time, a
user forgets to copy files to the server and the files get deleted,
they are visible in the work-station's recycle bin. As soon as it
becomes apparent, that a file is missing, I need to go from pc to pc
to locally and manually search the recycle bins of each pc to find the
file. While the user is not meant to do this, it happens from time to
time - as always with human beings.

When I try to remotely access the user's recycle bin via explorer, I
get as far as \\machine\c$\RECYCLER\ .
But when I try to access one of those bins by double-clicking one of
those "sub-directories" in it (for example "S-1-5-21-long number
follows"), then explorer shows my OWN local recycle bin instead, no
matter which recycle bin I choose.

I would now love to use my central admin workstation to search all the
machine's recycle bin to find the work-station where i need to
undelete the file.

a) Is there a way of doing this without fiddling around with folder
properties (remember that users keep using these work-stations all the
time) of those work-stations?

b) Is there a way to do this via Vbscript? I love scripting...

Thank you in advance for your help,

Oliver
 
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Hi experts,

I am looking for a way of retrieving the list of items which are
"placed" in an logged-in user's recycle bin via network.

Problem: I have a network consisting of a central admin computer
and a numer of work-stations where people upload files (sitting in
front of those machines). People need to upload their material to
the server and then delete the local copies of their files. From
time to time, a user forgets to copy files to the server and the
files get deleted, they are visible in the work-station's recycle
bin. As soon as it becomes apparent, that a file is missing, I
need to go from pc to pc to locally and manually search the
recycle bins of each pc to find the file. While the user is not
meant to do this, it happens from time to time - as always with
human beings.

When I try to remotely access the user's recycle bin via explorer,
I get as far as \\machine\c$\RECYCLER\ .
But when I try to access one of those bins by double-clicking one
of those "sub-directories" in it (for example "S-1-5-21-long
number follows"), then explorer shows my OWN local recycle bin
instead, no matter which recycle bin I choose.

I would now love to use my central admin workstation to search all
the machine's recycle bin to find the work-station where i need to
undelete the file.

a) Is there a way of doing this without fiddling around with
folder properties (remember that users keep using these
work-stations all the time) of those work-stations?
Click to expand...

Sure. Connect to that machine using the user's credentials instead of
your own. Then you will see that user's recycle bin. From command
prompt:

net use * \\machine\c$ /user:domain\user

HTH,
John
 
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