Your Questions About Recycling
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Mark asks…
Why have photos that I deleted come back into my recycle bin?
Some photos that I deleted a long time ago and also deleted from the recycle bin have come back into the recycle bin! I want to make sure the photos are permanently deleted – I don’t want them coming back.
I DID delete them from the recycle bin – but they came back later on!
The Expert answers:
Maybe you did delete them, but then you system restored the computer back to when they were still in the recycle bin. Always clear the recycle bin after a restore.
Sandra asks…
Where the heck is the recycle bin on Windows XP?
I accidentally deleted a picture and the recycle bin isn’t on my desktop. I’ve searched and searched for the bin and I can’t find it.Where the heck is it?
The Expert answers:
You have these options:
OPTION 1: USE DESKTOP PROPERTIES
• Right-click an empty area of the desktop
• choose PROPERTIES
• Select the DESKTOP tab and click the CUSTOMIZE DESKTOP button
• Select the GENERAL tab and under DESKTOP ICONS, check mark the RECYCLE BIN.
• Click OK to save the change and close the windows.
OPTION 2: USE FOLDER OPTIONS
• Open Windows Explorer (Right-click the START button and select EXPLORE)
• From the menu bar select TOOLS >> FOLDER OPTIONS
• Choose the VIEW TAB
METHOD 1:
• Scroll-down and find SHOW RECYCLE BIN ON THE DESKTOP. Check mark it.
• Click the OK button
METHOD 2:
• Scroll-down and find HIDE PROTECTED OPERATING SYSTEM FILES (RECOMMENDED). And clear the box. Click YES when you receive the warning message, and then click OK to close the Folder Options window.
• On the WINDOWS EXPLORER windows click FOLDERS icon from the tool bar. Select the left pane (the FOLDERS pane) and scroll-down and locate the RECYCLE BIN folder and drag it to your desktop.
HINT: If the FOLDERS icon is not visible on the tool bar, then from the MENU bar select VIEW >> TOOLBARS and select STANDARD BUTTONS
• REVERSE THE ABOVE CHANGE:
From the menu bar select TOOLS >> FOLDER OPTIONS. Scrol-down and find HIDE PROTECTED OPERATING SYSTEM FILES (RECOMMENDED). And check-mark the box. Click the OK button.
OPTION 3: USE THE GROUP POLICY
• Click START >> RUN
• On the open box type GPEDIT.MSC and click OK or press Enter
• On the Left Pane, expand USER CONFIGURATION >> ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES and select DESKTOP
• On the Right pane, find REMOVE RECYCLE BIN ICON FROM THE DESKTOP. Double click on it, a Property Window will appear. Select the disabled or not configured option and click OK.
• Close the GROUP POLICY window
OPTION 4: USE A MICROSOFT FIX
How do I make the Recycle Bin appear on my desktop http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810869
Helen asks…
I accidentally deleted my recycle bin icon on my desk top in Vista. How do I get it back?
I was trying to empty it and I left clicked and then deleted instead of right click then delete. Now I cannot find the recycle bin to reinstall the shortcut to my desk top. I am new to Vista. please help.
The Expert answers:
I did that same thing, but you can click start and open any folder on the menu. From there on the list on the left click desktop and it should actually be there. Create a shortcut for it
Mandy asks…
Accidentally deleting your recycle bin icon on your desktop in vista?
A few weeks back, I accidentally deleted my recycle bin icon on my desktop and I now cant get back to my recycle bin. There’s some files my nephew deleted and I need to restore them, but I cant find the recycle bin. I tried searching and everything, but simply could not find it! Any help would do! Thanks!
The Expert answers:
The ‘Delete’ option when right-clicking the Recycle Bin is new with Vista, giving you the option of removing the shortcut from your desktop easily. To restore it you can go to:
Start
Control Panel
Appearance and Personalization
Personalization
Then click “change desktop icons” from the left-hand column. From there just check Recycle Bin and click OK.
You may need to reboot afterwards
Steven asks…
Program that will erase recycle bin files that have already been emptied?
I read that when you empty your recycle bin it doesn’t really erase the file but the path to get there. I want a program (I don’t mind if it’s freeware or not) that will completely erase whatever I have deleted in the past. I currently have a file shredder but I want to completely erase all that I had emptied from the recycle bin prior to getting my file shredder.
The Expert answers:
I suggest downloading a file recovery program. Use it to search for any files that can be recovered, then delete files you want to be gone.
If you can’t delete files within the software, I suggest recovering the file then using your file shredder.
George asks…
How to retrive deleted files that does not go to your Recycle Bin when deleted?
I deleted some short videos i created on my vacation from my USB , it did not go to recycle bin, did a search on computer and nothing did a recovery retrive from the USB the files have error and can’t open please i really need to get these videos back thank you all in advance!!!!
The Expert answers:
In your case, I recommend you to use Wondershare Photo Recovery. It’s specially designed for users to get their lost photos and videos back, no matter the photos and videos are lost from deletion, virus attack, disk corruption or some other reasons. As long as it’s not physical damage, you can use this photo recovery software to find your precious memories back.
Get a free demo here: http://www.disk-utilities.com/photo-recovery/
The free demo provides preview. You can preview the lost photos and videos and see if there are the ones you want. If it can find them for you, you can buy a full version and perform recovery.
Good luck and best wishes.
Sandy asks…
When I delete files they go to the recycle bin but aren’t visible?
I delete a file and I can see it in the Recycle Bin if the bin is open, but I refresh and the file has disappeared. I have tried the usual fixes. Deleting the recycle bin, showing hidden files and OS files. And my bin is set to go to the recycling for deleted files. My bin shows it to be full and although i see nothing in the folder i have the option to permanently delete x number of files.
The Expert answers:
Its juz coz of some viruses ..
If u have antivirus then scan it
Daniel asks…
How can i permanently delete files off my laptop if the recycle bin isn’t doing it?
I have a dell inspiron laptop and every time i go to delete things (files,pictures, etc) they aren’t permanently deleted.
I put them in the recycle bin and empty it and their gone, but once a search is done with the file name they come up but they can’t be accessed because they have been “moved or deleted”.
Is there a way I can manually delete these things? I tried deleting them from the search window aswell but it dosn’t allow me.
The Expert answers:
There is a very good software helps your to remove everything that you dont need. It is call Your Uninstaller! 2008. You can try it for free. Go to download.com to get a tria version. Enjoy!
Ken asks…
How can I recover deleted files and files which have also been deleted from Recycle Bin?
I had accidently deleted my project file by pressing Shift+Delete. So those are not available in Recycle Bin also. How can I recover those files.
The Expert answers:
You may try asoftech photo recovery which helped me before.
The pro version enables recovering not only photos, but also musics, videos, document, etc.
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