Recycle Bin Corrupt and Permission settings confusion - external hdd

Melissa said:

I am finding that if I try and move some files from the desktop - I can copy - and move - but there is still the original file left behind.

One such file is the following - I clicked on the properties - one screen shot only - I can put it in a Word document if more assistance.

Thanks for even looking at my post

Let's focus on drive F first.

Did you mess around with permissions on C manually?

Type Y and wait!! Until prompt appears again

You have to do In post #4 in Elevated Command Prompt

Do this as well in elecated command prompt:

Code:

 
icacls  F:\  /reset  /T  /C /Q
rd /s /q  F:\$recycle.bin

first command resets all permissions... like you just created the file and didn't change it afterwards.
Second command delete recycle bin of all users on F.

Both commands succeeded?

Check afterwards if F still has permissions as in #15

F is fine now? You can create files/folders? Delete stuff?

To solve the desktop issue: (also elevated command prompt)

Code:

cd  %userprofile%

You see C:\users\<your name> now.

Code:

 
icacls  Contacts /reset  /T  /C
icacls  Desktop /reset  /T  /C
icacls  Documents /reset  /T  /C
icacls  Downloads /reset  /T  /C
icacls  Favorites /reset  /T  /C
icacls  Links /reset  /T  /C
icacls  Music /reset  /T  /C
icacls  Pictures /reset  /T  /C
icacls  "Saved Games" /reset  /T  /C
icacls  Searches /reset  /T  /C
icacls  Videos /reset  /T  /C
icacls  appdata /reset  /T  /C

Any problems with desktop? You can create files/folders on desktop? Delete stuff on desktop?

solved?

I think that the message on the end of the message on the F drive - which I am afraid to close the CMD means that perhaps everything is alright.

I am unsure of what to do now.

I am sorry - I became very ill and it took a long time for this process to do.

Thanks again.

I did however not read in the article that you type exit at the end of everything - something I remember from days of old