folder called recycler

[Tricia]

Hi I have a folder on my 2nd partition D: called RECYCLER(not recycle) What
is it and why can't I delete it? Or has it something to do with the recycle
bin?
Thanks Tricia

[David Candy]

Same as Recycled. Different names depending on disk format. NTFS stores =
deleted files by user on NTFS.

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[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Tricia;
Yes it is related to the Recycle bin, is a protected file and should
be left alone.
Also, you should not delete files unless you are absolutely sure they
are not needed.
There are many seemingly unneeded files that Windows views as
important.
Deleting files can be fatal to the operating system or other valid
application.

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> Hi I have a folder on my 2nd partition D: called RECYCLER(not
recycle) What
> is it and why can't I delete it? Or has it something to do with the
recycle
> bin?
> Thanks Tricia
>
>

[Testy]

Why are you even trying to delete things you know nothing about?
I see a reformat and reinstall in your future! STOP IT NOW.

Testy
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> Hi I have a folder on my 2nd partition D: called RECYCLER(not recycle)
What
> is it and why can't I delete it? Or has it something to do with the
recycle
> bin?
> Thanks Tricia
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[R. C. White]

Hi, Tricia.

As Jupiter says, don't delete the Recycler folder or files from it.
Instead, right-click on the Recycle Bin icon and click Empty Recycle Bin.
This will clear the contents of the bin without disturbing the structure.
But, if you DO delete the Recycle Bin, WinXP will just recreate it anyhow.
You should have a \Recycled (for FAT32) or \Recycler (for NTFS) folder in
the Root of each of your volumes; it has the System and Hidden attributes,
so you normally don't see it.

As I'm sure you realize, so long as your "deleted" files are in the bin, you
can easily recover them if you find you deleted them in error. Once you
empty the bin, that recovery option is gone. If you don't empty the bin,
when it gets full and you delete some more files, WinXP will permanently
delete enough old files to make room for the newly-deleted ones.

RC
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"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Tricia;
> Yes it is related to the Recycle bin, is a protected file and should
> be left alone.
> Also, you should not delete files unless you are absolutely sure they
> are not needed.
> There are many seemingly unneeded files that Windows views as
> important.
> Deleting files can be fatal to the operating system or other valid
> application.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "Tricia" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi I have a folder on my 2nd partition D: called RECYCLER(not
> recycle) What
>> is it and why can't I delete it? Or has it something to do with the
> recycle
>> bin?
>> Thanks Tricia

[Alex Nichol]

Tricia wrote:

>Hi I have a folder on my 2nd partition D: called RECYCLER(not recycle) What
>is it and why can't I delete it? Or has it something to do with the recycle
>bin?

It is the name for the Recycle Bin on an NTFS disk (A FAT 32 one has
RECYCLED). Recycler contains a sub-folder for each user account to hold
just the files deleted under that account, so that different people's
affairs don't get mixed up


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