Disable creation of $recycle.bin folder?

[trond]

Is there any way to disable the creation of the $recycle.bin folder in the root directory of all harddrives? Disable all recycle bin functions globally & permanently?

In the recycle bin properties I've chosen to delete all files directly and not move them to the recycle bin, yet everytime I connect a new harddrive (I've got 8 hot-swap bays), this option is reset for that particular drive and Windows 7 creates a $recycle.bin folder in the root directory. It really annoys me.

 

[logicearth]

Turn off show hidden files....You'll never see it again.

 

[trond]

That's not what I am asking for. That's like closing your eyes to the problem.

I don't want that directory on the drive, at all.

Doesn't solve the problem that Windows 7 resets the setting to directly delete files for every new drive I attach either.

 

[logicearth]

Well you are looking for a solution to a problem that doesn't have a solution. So what am I suppose to say?

 

[trond]

I couldn't tell from your first reply that there's no solution, so I guess that's what you should have said.

I was hoping there would be some registry hack, some service to disable, or some third party tool that could completely disable the recycle bin.

 

[Brink]

Hello Trond,

Sorry, but you cannot disable or get rid of the Recyle Bin since it is integrated into Windows 7. You can however have it set to delete files immediately instead of them being placed in the Recycle Bin first, and remove the Recycle Bin from the desktop.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[trond]

Thanks, but as I wrote in the initial post, I've already done that. The other problem, as I wrote, is also that everytime I attach a new drive, that setting is reset on the new drive.

In XP, you can use GPEdit to enable "Do not move deleted files to Recycle Bin". This permanently disables the Recycle Bin on all drives, also new drives that you attach, and works very well on an old XP computer I got.

I've yet to find such a global setting in Windows 7. Unfortunately, I use Home Premium, it doesn't have GPEdit so I don't know if that option exists in Windows 7 also. But all settings in GPEdit should have a registry equivalent, so if GPEdit in Windows 7 Pro+ do have this setting, perhaps it's possible to enable it in the registry.

 

[yowzer]

You could look in this excel spreadsheet and see if there's an entry. Excel 2007 format.

 

[mjose]

This might help you http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/12205-recycle-bin-permanently-delete-items-automatically.html

 

[HSV Guy]

Yes this can be done... because I got annoyed that it can't be done so I wrote a script to do it (see below). It works for me but if you have any issues yourselves you may need to tweak it a bit. Have fun .

' Author:      HSV Guy
' Description: Script to remove Recycle Bin folder. Run on Windows startup or login.
' Notes: 1)    See http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11949-elevated-program-shortcut-without-uac-prompt-create.html
'              for how to run programs/scripts with elevated permissions without a UAC prompt.
'        2)    Update value of RECYCLEBIN as per version of Windows (configured for Windows 7).
' Date:        1 April 2011

Dim SILENT
SILENT = TRUE

Call RunElevated

Dim filesys, drv, drvcoll, folder, RECYCLEBIN
RECYCLEBIN = ":\$Recycle.Bin\"

Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set drvcoll = filesys.Drives


For Each drv in drvcoll
  If drv.IsReady And filesys.FolderExists(drv.DriveLetter & RECYCLEBIN)  Then
     Set folder = filesys.GetFolder(drv.DriveLetter & RECYCLEBIN)
	 MyMsgBox "About to delete: " & folder
	 folder.Delete
  Else
    MyMsgBox "Skipped " & drv.DriveLetter & ". Folder doesn't exist or device not ready."
  End If  
Next

'Source code of RunElevated function shamelessly taken from:
' http://www.insidethe.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-launch-a-wsh-vbscript-as-administrator-in-windows-7-and-vista/
Function RunElevated
	If WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("elevated") = False Then
		'Launch the script again as administrator
		CreateObject("Shell.Application").ShellExecute "wscript.exe", """" & WScript.ScriptFullName & """ /elevated", "", "runas", 1
		WScript.Quit
	Else
		'Change the working directory from the system32 folder back to the script's folder.
		Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
		oShell.CurrentDirectory = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName)
		 MyMsgBox "Now running with elevated permissions" & SILENT
	End If
End Function

Function MyMsgBox(Message)
	If Not SILENT Then MsgBox Message
End Function

 

[smprfidels]

Yowser, or anyone

Where did that spreasheet come from? did you make it or find it somewhere.

Thanks,
Matt

P.S.
Nevermind, found it here.

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=25250

 

[poldim]

Turn off show hidden files....You'll never see it again.

For as long as I can remember, I've had show hidden files on. With XP, and with 7, I never had this until a recent reformat. There is a difference between "show hidden files" and "hide protected system operating files". This recyling bin folder should be part of the latter and not regular hidden files.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/394-hidden-files-folders-show-hide.html

 

[Yasir Manzoor]

in window 7 go to


organize>>>folder and search option>>>view

then check the box of "hide protected operating system files(recommended)"

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/394-hidden-files-folders-show-hide.html

thanx me if it works