Recycle Bin always indicates that there are 18 messages, but none

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Weird issue with my recycle bin - every time I empty it, it always displays
"Are you sure you want to delete these 18 items?" no matter how many files
are actually in it. Even after emptying it, I get the same prompt stating
that there are 18 files to be deleted...

I'm running WinXP Home Edition, SP2, with all of the latest applicable
patches. There's only one profile on the system, mine, which is the computer
administrator.

Any ideas?
 
The recycle bin may contain a corrupt, or otherwise incorrect information
file. If format is FAT, then from a command prompt change to the recycler
directory, then do a dir to see what files you might find and delete any
files found, then
attrib -h info*
this should unhide the info* file that stores the information about the
original location of deleted files in the recycle bin. Delete this file.

If format is NTFS then change to the recycler directory then change to the
hidden directory named for your SID (this can be found from within Explorer,
(by expanding the recycler folder). Then
attrib -h info*
this should unhide the info* file that stores the information about the
original location of deleted files in the recycle bin. Delete this file.
Then the next time you move files to the recycle bin another hidden info
file will be created.

Another option is to delete only the info or info2 file (in the recycler
dir) and then restart the pc, then a new and correct information file will
be created in the recycler directory.


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Weird issue with my recycle bin - every time I empty it, it always
displays
| "Are you sure you want to delete these 18 items?" no matter how many files
| are actually in it. Even after emptying it, I get the same prompt stating
| that there are 18 files to be deleted...
|
| I'm running WinXP Home Edition, SP2, with all of the latest applicable
| patches. There's only one profile on the system, mine, which is the
computer
| administrator.
|
| Any ideas?
 
Thanks - I also had to do an attrib -h on the C:\recycler directory to access
the contents. There weren't any info*.* files... In the recycler, I did an
attrib -h -s and a desktop.ini appeared, which I deleted. After deleting it,
I went into the recycle bin from the Windows desktop and saw the 18 files in
question.... I'm not able to use the recycle bin correctly - thanks!
 
In the case of NTFS the info* file resides in;
[driverletter]:\RECYCLER\{SID}
folder. The file is INFO of INFO2 with no extension.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks - I also had to do an attrib -h on the C:\recycler directory to
access
| the contents. There weren't any info*.* files... In the recycler, I did an
| attrib -h -s and a desktop.ini appeared, which I deleted. After deleting
it,
| I went into the recycle bin from the Windows desktop and saw the 18 files
in
| question.... I'm not able to use the recycle bin correctly - thanks!
 
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