Libraries folder

[MacGyvr]

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.

 

[James Colbert]

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

 

[whs]

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?

 

[MacGyvr]

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.

 

[MacGyvr]

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.

 

[boohbah]

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.

Im aware of this as i posted ,however , im not sure if deleting from the library and bypassing the recycle bin if the folder is too large produces a message window informing one so.by behaves the same are you saying that it does produce a message about bypassing the bin.

 

[alex69]

I absolutely agree with MacGyvr.

 

[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.

 

[wds7]

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

 

[boohbah]

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.

Thanks for confirming this Macguyver ,i wasnt prepared to delete any large folders to find out. that said shame the op did not notice when this Must have happened or they would be in the recycle bin. that said the op may want to check what size he has the recycle bin set to and possibly avoid this in the future. although methinks its some thing that wont be happening again in a hurry, i speak from experience ,in the begining of my win 7 use i managed to delete around 40 GB of ebooks and magazines ,although i did manage to recover them intact using aesus recovery.i havent repeated that mistake. which is how i used to learn until i found sevenforums.

 

[James Colbert]

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.

While your example is (mostly) accurate, it's not complete. Read the 2nd paragraph in my post again. Try deleting the D:\Video folder from the Library. What happens?


James