Libraries folder

mborner said:

If you deleted folders from "libraries" all you really did was delete the shortcut that point to the real files which are located in C:/users/username/mydocuments, my music, my pictures, etc.

Wrong. Deleting from a Library deletes the real file. Try it if you don't believe it. If you are talking about "removing a location" from the library, that is entirely different and is not considered "deleting". It simply means that that location is no longer part of the Library. This is not what the OP did. He DELETED files.

MacGyvr said:

boohbah said:

some folders are too large for the recycle bin and would be deleted off the computer bypassing the recycle bin , usually there is a message window about that, however by deleting from the library and not the root folder this may not be the case

Deleting from Libraries DOES delete from the true location of the file and behaves exactly the same.

Deleting files from Libraries (unless too large or over-ridden with shift+del), sends them to the Recycle Bin (i.e., as you state, does behave the same).

Folders, however, are not deleted, but are simply removed from Libraries. In fact, there is no 'Delete' option for folders in Libraries in the right click context menu, and pressing Delete merely removes them from the Library.

James

James Colbert said:

MacGyvr said:

boohbah said:

some folders are too large for the recycle bin and would be deleted off the computer bypassing the recycle bin , usually there is a message window about that, however by deleting from the library and not the root folder this may not be the case

Deleting from Libraries DOES delete from the true location of the file and behaves exactly the same.

Deleting files from Libraries (unless too large or over-ridden with shift+del), sends them to the Recycle Bin (i.e., as you state, does behave the same).

Folders, however, are not deleted, but are simply removed from Libraries. In fact, there is no 'Delete' option for folders in Libraries in the right click context menu, and pressing Delete merely removes them from the Library.

James

Wrong. I just tested the explicit example given below.

1) I have a folder on my D: drive called Video (d:\video)

2) This folder is an included location in my Video Library.

3) Under the video folder, I have subfolders (d:\video\buffy, d:\video\stargate, etc.)

4) If I go into the Video Library and delete "buffy" or "stargate", they ARE deleted from my D: drive, not just removed from the Library.

whs said:

MacGyvr said:

mborner said:

If you deleted folders from "libraries" all you really did was delete the shortcut that point to the real files which are located in C:/users/username/mydocuments, my music, my pictures, etc.

Wrong. Deleting from a Library deletes the real file. Try it if you don't believe it. If you are talking about "removing a location" from the library, that is entirely different and is not considered "deleting". It simply means that that location is no longer part of the Library. This is not what the OP did. He DELETED files.

Are you sure it deletes ALL the folders of the library or only the "default folder" as described in my post#14 of this thread?

I'm not sure what you're asking. I've never spoken about actually deleting the entire library.

I absolutely agree with MacGyvr.

Okay...I tried normal files and files that are too large. The behaviour with regard to the recycle bin is the same as a "normal" deletion. You either get the message that it can't go, or it goes.

Boy.....People should learn the meaning of "delete" ...
.before you let your finger or fingers ..make the move ..LOL