Recycle bin changes behaviour


  1. Posts : 11
    Windows7 64-bit
       #1

    Recycle bin changes behaviour


    Hi guys,

    last few minutes I started experiencing something weird. When I drag something to the recycle bin it doesn't "drop" the file inside. Instead it immediatly asks if i want to delete the file permanently. I searched all over the net and forums and found no similar topic.

    Don't know if this could be related but a few minutes earlier I experienced a "Explorer.exe stopped working". Windows recovered by itself.

    Any clues?

    Much appreciated
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  2. Posts : 1,127
    Win7U 64 RTM
       #2

    Hi Codename47. Welcome. :)

    Have you tried restating your system? Also, have you checked to see if your Recycle Bin is full?

    James
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  3. Posts : 382
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #3

    Check your Recycle Bin properties
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  4. Posts : 11
    Windows7 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Hi guys, thanks for the response. I did try restarting it. Didn't solve it. I also checked the properties of it and that's not it either.
    However there is a new symptom. After I restarted it I got a pop-up message saying "The Recycle Bin for the drive C: is corrupted. Do you want to empty the recycle bin for this drive?" What do I do? How am I suposed to empty it when there is nothing inside? Is this a virus? I just ran BitDefender and after an hour it deleted 3 infected files.

    The problem still occurs though.

    Henry
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  5. Posts : 11
    Windows7 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Hi guys. I just solved it ( it seems)
    I ran CMD.exe as admin and typed the following code "rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin"
    Seems to have solved it so far.

    Recycle Bin Corrupted - Cannot Delete File or Folder - Vista Forums

    Cheers
    Last edited by Brink; 19 May 2011 at 21:37. Reason: added link
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  6. Posts : 1,127
    Win7U 64 RTM
       #6

    Thanks for getting back to us with your solution. . It helps others who are searching (googling) for answers to the same issue. +1.

    James
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