-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Recycle bin
- From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:21:55 -0500
Some time ago, I used to use my own self-created recycle bin. Very simple to
do, and can almost create the type of recycle bin you mention Don. On your
desktop, you create a zip archive. Right-click the desktop, NEW, ZIP
ARCHIVE. Name it what you like, I named it RECYCLE.ZIP. Then, when you want
to dump something, you can just drag it to this icon, and Windows
automatically drops it into the zip archive just like a recycle bin. By
making this a zip file, anything dropped in there is zipped, so it also
saves more space than using the standard recycle bin. You can also create a
shortcut to that recycle.zip file. And, then you modify your right-click
context menu to include in its SEND TO option the zip file you just created.
Now, anything you want deleted, you can right-click, and SEND TO
RECYCLE.ZIP. Works just like a recycle bin and you can also double-click it
and open it like a standard folder if you're using XP or have any of the zip
tools installed. Now, you can keep what you want, and technically go in
there and manually delete things you know you won't need.
If anyone wants specific instructions on how to set this up, ask and I shall
tell.
:o)
---Troth
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[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 10:16 AM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Recycle bin
With all this talk about deleting files that should not be deleted...
It is at least theortically possible to delete a required file and not know
about it for days, weeks or even months... depending on what program uses it
and how often you use the program.
That begs the question... how long should you save the recycle bin before
you empty it? A few days? A few weeks? a few months?
It would probably be a better idea to archive the recycle bin... move all
the files to a DVD or CD. Unfortunately, that is not an option in the
context menu.
Of course, backups achieve basically the same function, but imagine being
able to right click on the recycle bin and select "Archive to:" in much the
same way as you can "Send To:" in Windows Explorer.
This would be extremely useful when you did not know the name of the file
that needs to be restored and you have to use trial and error to find it.
Or, if it was created and deleted between backups.
Don
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