Recycle Bin

[jhmac77]

Ever since I bought Win 7 my recycle bin had been full of trash that I did not put there. Is that normal and can I reduce the amount to what I put there like in XP?
Jim

 

[Maguscreed]

Do you use any torrent, or usenet clients?
If you do the behavior is normal as they dump par and temp download files directly to the recycle bin.

 

[richc46]

This fine tutorial may help you solve your problem
Recycle Bin - Vista Forums

 

[jhmac77]

I don't use torrents and I don't know what usernet is.

It will empty but it takes longer than usual. Refreshing??

 

[mitchell65]

What do you mean by "Trash" Can you give us a screenshot of part of the contents showing the actual files in there. Not sure waht you mean when you say "can I reduce the amount to what I put there like in XP?". If you don't delete anything then nothing will go in there. If you wish to delete files completely without going into the recycle bin then hold down shift key whilst pressing the delete key!

EDIT:
That was odd, none of the above posts were showwing when I posted. he timings were a bit tight perhaps

 

[Maguscreed]

Then seen richc46's link above.

 

[t41]

Do you have a program like Ccleaner set up to scan pc every so often, if so that will do it. Just an idea.
btw - my torrent client does not place anything into my bin on it's own - guess it's how you set it up.

 

[jhmac77]

sCREEN SHOT? I have not done that except one or two times with XP. Can't find out how. What is in there is a bunch of repetitions files from recipes to Unbutu information which I did not put there! It is loaded with these files and I did not put them there!!

Matter of fact I just emptied the bin and all this shows up. Where did it come from? I guess it is just a faulty Win 7!

"if you don' delete anything then nothing will go in there" NOT TRUE There is a lot I mean alot of repetition of files. Maybe 10 or more of each

Jim I guess no one else has had this problem?

 

[Maguscreed]

Do you have a program like Ccleaner set up to scan pc every so often, if so that will do it. Just an idea.
btw - my torrent client does not place anything into my bin on it's own - guess it's how you set it up.

yes, it's also a matter of which client is in use. utorrent and most the more popular ones do not exhibit that behavior. ...it does occur though, never hurts to ask.

 

[brianzion]

"TIP"

when you delete a file to the recycle bin / trash on the final conformation to delete file before you click press shift on the keyboard hold down then confirm and the file bypasses the recycle bin / trash.

 

[EzioAuditore]

sCREEN SHOT? I have not done that except one or two times with XP. Can't find out how.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9717-screenshot-paint.html

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

Do you've any programs like Ccleaner and such to delete temporary files and other junk? If yes, they might have been setup to delete them to Recycle Bin.

 

[jhmac77]

As I said before I don't use torrents, and i read the Vista information. Does not answer the question

 

[jhmac77]

Using Ccleaner or Glary or other utilities does not solve the problem!!!

 

[t41]

Maybe you can at least open the recycle bin to tell us what types of files are being deleted. It will open like a folder. I would think depending on the type of file we may get to the root of this evil. LOL

 

[mitchell65]

Maybe you can at least open the recycle bin to tell us what types of files are being deleted. It will open like a folder. I would think depending on the type of file we may get to the root of this evil. LOL

That's exactly why I asked for a screenshot in the first place. Perhaps we have too many helpers here causing some overlap. I will stand back and just look!

 

[Anak]

sCREEN SHOT? I have not done that except one or two times with XP. Can't find out how. What is in there is a bunch of repetitions files from recipes to Unbutu information which I did not put there! It is loaded with these files and I did not put them there!!

Matter of fact I just emptied the bin and all this shows up. Where did it come from? I guess it is just a faulty Win 7!

"if you don' delete anything then nothing will go in there" NOT TRUE There is a lot I mean alot of repetition of files. Maybe 10 or more of each

Jim I guess no one else has had this problem?

In your system specs it shows your machine was "put together".

Was the case and hard drive given to you from a friend? He/she may not have cleaned everything up before you recieved it.

If it was brand new I would suggest that you run one or two anti-malware programs to make sure your system isn't infected.

Here are two good ones:
Malwarebytes
Or:
SUPERAntiSpyware.com | Remove Malware | Remove Spyware - AntiMalware, AntiSpyware, AntiAdware!

Make sure they are updated before you use them! There are a few other ways that your hard drive could have gotten those files on them, but I leave that go for now.


For posting pictures

sCREEN SHOTs

here on the forum.
Use this tutorial to learn how to create a picture file using the snipping tool located in your start menu:
Use Snipping Tool to capture screen shots

Then use this tutorial to post here on the forums:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

 

[jhmac77]

Using Ccleaner or Glary or other utilities does not solve the problem!!! as I SAID before! I have too many files and only "empty the recycle bin. In XP I could empty one file at a time. With so many files it is hard to locate the right ones. So I empty the whole bin.

Does anyone know why I have so many files? If not I will go to another forum!

Jim

 

[jhmac77]

I am putting bad on rating for my question!

 

[Jacee]

Have you tried RecycleBinEx? RecycleBinEx - Enhanced Windows Recycle Bin Manager

 

[Maguscreed]

Sorry help hasn't come along but your problem is not listed in any technical resource I can find. I spent a decent amount of time looking.
The only explanation I can come up with is for some reason your browser is dumping temporary files to the recycle bin. This is not normal windows behavior. Something is causing it, it's most likely a third party app or malware.

There's not enough information here to be more specific than that.