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Win 7 DELETE !
Desktop with Win 7 Pro all up to date.
USB drive with large files. I want to delete selected files but... I Ctrl-Click on several files in the USB drive. Then I Shift-Delete. Win 7 asks if I want to put in recycle bin. WHAT ???? If I select only one file then SHIFT-DELETE does the permanent delete. What is going on ??? Is there another way with WIn 7 ? Is there an app that will appear in the right-click menu to do a direct and permanent delete. These are huge files and a recyclebin is way too long to then tke out the trash. Thanks M$ for the misery !!! |
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In message , Puddintane
writes: Desktop with Win 7 Pro all up to date. USB drive with large files. I want to delete selected files but... I Ctrl-Click on several files in the USB drive. Then I Shift-Delete. Win 7 asks if I want to put in recycle bin. WHAT ???? No consolation, but I've had something similar (not quite the same) - I think it was on my 98SElite machine; the problem I had was that the shift part of shift-delete sometimes didn't work (i. e. as you describe); repeating it nearly always did. It happened with single files as well as multiple. I can't remember if it went away eventually, or if it's still doing it: I rarely delete from Explorer on that machine (I usually delete from IrfanView, which I have set to delete anyway). If I select only one file then SHIFT-DELETE does the permanent delete. What is going on ??? Is there another way with WIn 7 ? Is there an app that will appear in the right-click menu to do a direct and permanent delete. These are huge files and a recyclebin is way too long to then tke out the trash. Thanks M$ for the misery !!! Temporarily at least, while you're doing whatever you're doing, you could set the system to delete rather than put in the bin, assuming 7 still offers that feature. (I can't remember where the setting is.) -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf We must, of course, ensure that we display no bias. The bias I worry about most is the bias against understanding. - Nick Robinson, RT 2017/4/8-14 |
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Puddintane wrote in newssl7hp$ht9$1
@gioia.aioe.org: Desktop with Win 7 Pro all up to date. USB drive with large files. I want to delete selected files but... I Ctrl-Click on several files in the USB drive. Then I Shift-Delete. Win 7 asks if I want to put in recycle bin. WHAT ???? If I select only one file then SHIFT-DELETE does the permanent delete. What is going on ??? Is there another way with WIn 7 ? Is there an app that will appear in the right-click menu to do a direct and permanent delete. These are huge files and a recyclebin is way too long to then tke out the trash. Thanks M$ for the misery !!! That's odd. My Win7 Recycle Bin doesn't show external drives when I delete from them (USB hard drive or flash drive). It asks if I want to permanently delete the file. When deleted from the external drive, it does not show up in the Recycle Bin. But, since your USB drive does show up in your Recycle Bin, you may try this. Although this is for Win10, it's the same for Win7. https://fossbytes.com/windows-delete-files-permanently/ |
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Boris wrote:
Puddintane wrote in newssl7hp$ht9$1 @gioia.aioe.org: Desktop with Win 7 Pro all up to date. USB drive with large files. I want to delete selected files but... I Ctrl-Click on several files in the USB drive. Then I Shift-Delete. Win 7 asks if I want to put in recycle bin. WHAT ???? If I select only one file then SHIFT-DELETE does the permanent delete. What is going on ??? Is there another way with WIn 7 ? Is there an app that will appear in the right-click menu to do a direct and permanent delete. These are huge files and a recyclebin is way too long to then tke out the trash. Thanks M$ for the misery !!! That's odd. My Win7 Recycle Bin doesn't show external drives when I delete from them (USB hard drive or flash drive). It asks if I want to permanently delete the file. When deleted from the external drive, it does not show up in the Recycle Bin. But, since your USB drive does show up in your Recycle Bin, you may try this. Although this is for Win10, it's the same for Win7. https://fossbytes.com/windows-delete-files-permanently/ For USB keys at least, they come in two flavors. They used to be pretty consistent with regard to the RMB bit. Which says the USB key is "removable media". But larger USB flash drives have now taken to using the opposite value of the RMB bit (pretending they are hard drives). Which means, if you hold a handful of USB keys in your hand, they won't be consistent about some of their behaviors. (mentions RMB) http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbstick_e.html My USB keys here, seem to do immediately delete. I haven't checked them to see which ones have RMB=0 or RMB=1. Paul |
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On 23/10/2017 18:06, Puddintane wrote:
Desktop with Win 7 Pro all up to date. USB drive with large files. I want to delete selected files but... I Ctrl-Click on several files in the USB drive. Then I Shift-Delete. Win 7 asks if I want to put in recycle bin. WHAT ???? If I select only one file then SHIFT-DELETE does the permanent delete. What is going on ??? Is there another way with WIn 7 ? Is there an app that will appear in the right-click menu to do a direct and permanent delete. These are huge files and a recyclebin is way too long to then tke out the trash. Thanks M$ for the misery !!! It works fine. Do it more carefully. Make sure you're not mis-reading the "Do you want to permanantly delete xxx" prompt as "Do you want to move xxxx the recycle bin". -- Brian Gregory (in the UK). To email me please remove all the letter vee from my email address. |
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USB Drive not pen or flash. It's 5TBs
MOUSE OK, if I hold SHIFT and right-click it says Delete which I click and then it does do a permanent delete for one or multiple selections. KEY If I Key SHIFT + Delete it does NOT do a permanent delete with multiple selections. Single selections it does do a permanent delete. |
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Puddintane wrote:
USB Drive not pen or flash. It's 5TBs MOUSE OK, if I hold SHIFT and right-click it says Delete which I click and then it does do a permanent delete for one or multiple selections. KEY If I Key SHIFT + Delete it does NOT do a permanent delete with multiple selections. Single selections it does do a permanent delete. Other people are seeing something similar. Like the post at the end of this thread. https://www.sevenforums.com/general-...ft-delete.html Someone here thinks there might be a timing issue with Explorer. https://superuser.com/questions/7273...-affect/727342 I've seen another bug, where there is a refresh problem with large numbers of files that have gone missing. Explorer has trouble ever coming back with a recomputed file list. It could be a bug, rather than a threshold, or a setting somewhere. Paul |
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On 10/23/2017 8:55 PM, Paul wrote:
Puddintane wrote: USB Drive not pen or flash.* It's 5TBs MOUSE OK, if I hold SHIFT and right-click it says Delete which I click and then it does do a permanent delete for one or multiple selections. KEY If I Key SHIFT + Delete it does NOT do a permanent delete with multiple selections. Single selections it does do a permanent delete. Other people are seeing something similar. Like the post at the end of this thread. https://www.sevenforums.com/general-...ft-delete.html Someone here thinks there might be a timing issue with Explorer. https://superuser.com/questions/7273...-affect/727342 I've seen another bug, where there is a refresh problem with large numbers of files that have gone missing. Explorer has trouble ever coming back with a recomputed file list. It could be a bug, rather than a threshold, or a setting somewhere. ** Paul I delete one large file on my backup drive every month, to make room for the next backup. I always use shift, right click on the file and delete. It always works. So, I just tried using the delete key and it worked also. BTW, I just opened the drive by clicking on computer and then the external USB drive. |
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On 24/10/2017 1:06 AM, Puddintane wrote:
USB drive with large files. I want to delete selected files but... I Ctrl-Click on several files in the USB drive. Then I Shift-Delete. Win 7 asks if I want to put in recycle bin. WHAT ???? If I select only one file then SHIFT-DELETE does the permanent delete. You can always disable the confirmation dialogue by right-clicking the Recycle Bin. I think Win 7 was just wanna be careful when you tried to delete multiple files. Just my guess... I don't mind seeing a confirmation dialogue because mouse could click on the wrong place. Is there an app that will appear in the right-click menu to do a direct and permanent delete. These are huge files and a recyclebin is way too long to then tke out the trash. Do not forget that you could have formatted the USB drive! All files would have been cleared! -- @~@ Remain silent! Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper!! / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! /( _ )\ May the Force and farces be with you! ^ ^ (x86_64 Ubuntu 9.10) Linux 2.6.39.3 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa |
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"Art Todesco" schreef in bericht
news On 10/23/2017 8:55 PM, Paul wrote: Puddintane wrote: USB Drive not pen or flash. It's 5TBs MOUSE OK, if I hold SHIFT and right-click it says Delete which I click and then it does do a permanent delete for one or multiple selections. KEY If I Key SHIFT + Delete it does NOT do a permanent delete with multiple selections. Single selections it does do a permanent delete. Other people are seeing something similar. Like the post at the end of this thread. https://www.sevenforums.com/general-...ft-delete.html Someone here thinks there might be a timing issue with Explorer. https://superuser.com/questions/7273...-affect/727342 I've seen another bug, where there is a refresh problem with large numbers of files that have gone missing. Explorer has trouble ever coming back with a recomputed file list. It could be a bug, rather than a threshold, or a setting somewhere. Paul I delete one large file on my backup drive every month, to make room for the next backup. If you use MacriumReflect you would'nt need to do that. -- |\ /| | \/ |@rk \../ \/os |
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On 10/24/2017 9:39 AM, Linea Recta wrote:
"Art Todesco" schreef in bericht news On 10/23/2017 8:55 PM, Paul wrote: Puddintane wrote: USB Drive not pen or flash. It's 5TBs MOUSE OK, if I hold SHIFT and right-click it says Delete which I click and then it does do a permanent delete for one or multiple selections. KEY If I Key SHIFT + Delete it does NOT do a permanent delete with multiple selections. Single selections it does do a permanent delete. Other people are seeing something similar. Like the post at the end of this thread. https://www.sevenforums.com/general-...ft-delete.html Someone here thinks there might be a timing issue with Explorer. https://superuser.com/questions/7273...-affect/727342 I've seen another bug, where there is a refresh problem with large numbers of files that have gone missing. Explorer has trouble ever coming back with a recomputed file list. It could be a bug, rather than a threshold, or a setting somewhere. *Paul I delete one large file on my backup drive every month, to make room for the next backup. If you use MacriumReflect you would'nt need to do that. I don't want to hijack the subject, but here goes. I do use Reflect (manually, I do the deletes, etc.) for my C drive (Win7 and installed programs). For data on the D drive, I just copy it. My own preferred way to do it. |
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In message , Art Todesco
writes: On 10/24/2017 9:39 AM, Linea Recta wrote: "Art Todesco" schreef in bericht news On 10/23/2017 8:55 PM, Paul wrote: Puddintane wrote: USB Drive not pen or flash. It's 5TBs MOUSE OK, if I hold SHIFT and right-click it says Delete which I click and then it does do a permanent delete for one or multiple selections. KEY If I Key SHIFT + Delete it does NOT do a permanent delete with multiple selections. Single selections it does do a permanent delete. Other people are seeing something similar. Like the post at the end of this thread. https://www.sevenforums.com/general-...oblems-shift-d elete.html Someone here thinks there might be a timing issue with Explorer. https://superuser.com/questions/7273...ng-a-large-num ber-of-files-in-explorer-seem-to-adversely-affect/727342 I've seen another bug, where there is a refresh problem with large numbers of files that have gone missing. Explorer has trouble ever coming back with a recomputed file list. It could be a bug, rather than a threshold, or a setting somewhere. *Paul I delete one large file on my backup drive every month, to make room for the next backup. If you use MacriumReflect you would'nt need to do that. I don't want to hijack the subject, but here goes. I do use Reflect (manually, I do the deletes, etc.) for my C drive (Win7 and installed programs). For data on the D drive, I just copy it. My own preferred way to do it. I do exactly the same, other than using SyncToy for the D: copy, as this goes much more quickly once the copy already exists (I cycle round three of them), as it only copies new files that aren't already in the copy, or have changed. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf How do you govern a country that seems to have decided that facts are the work of the devil? - Andy Hamilton on HIGNFY, 2010 |
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