-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Recycler folder
- From: EddieB <fasteddieb216@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:22:13 -0400
Hi Sandi,
You are better off leaving those system folders alone. The "Recycler"
folder is your Recycle Bin. The NPROTECT folder is "Norton Protected
Recycle Bin". Do you have any Norton (or Symantec) programs installed? If
you manually delete files from those folders (or the System Restore Point
files in "System Volume Information" folder), then features of those special
folders might not work correctly. If you did not have the "Norton Protected
Recycle Bin", then emptying the Recycle Bin for each user would remove most
of the files and folders in the "Recycler" folder, but I'm not sure how
"Norton Protected Recycle Bin" affects that these days. I stopped using
Norton products several years ago, so I don't know much about how they work
these days.
Ed
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandi Beach
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 12:36 PM
To: pctechtalk
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Recycler folder
I just noticed a folder called Recycler in my Storage Drive F. I have been
puzzled by this folder so googled and found others have it in Drive C. I
looked and found it is also in Drive C on my Windows XP pro computer. I ran
malwarebytes over both (in both drives) and it found no malware. I had
previously tried deleting the folder from the F drive as it is supposed to
contain just back-ups. I was unable to delete it but was able to delete some
content in sub-folders.
In both cases the Recycler contains an NPROTECT file folder and a second
something with an icon (with arrows circling both directions). On the C
drive the properties in NPROTECT show 435 MB and the icon shows 25 KB in 2
files and no folders.
On the F storage drive NPROTECT shows 18.1 MB and the icon shows 222 MB in
79 files and 27 folders. A mouse over of the icon in Drive F says it
contains deleted files and folders.
Sorry for such a long and convoluted explanation but I am really puzzled as
to why this Recycler is there taking up space!
Can anyone help me? It is way beyond by limited tech knowledge. And, I
guess it isn't hurting anything according to Malwarebytes. Have any of you
noticed this folder on your computers?
Sandi
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