Renamed C:/RECYCLER Folder-Cant see files in there

[Guest ©lubber]

Hi all!

 

I wanted to make shourtcut to another folder of my direct recycle bin code

name (it was something like "S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003"

-NOT SHURE-) in RECYCLER folder. Now when I try to rename it to something

like

S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003

I cant see files in there .. but I just deleted about 83 Mb of them so they

must be in recycle bin )). How I can get my Recycle bin back to work?

 

P.S. I use Windows XP Professional

SP2

 

P.P.S. I have tried several names and combinations like:

S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1009

S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1011

etc. but this doesnt work :(

 

Thank you!

[Guest Nightowl]

Re: Renamed C:/RECYCLER Folder-Cant see files in there

 

©lubber <?@discussions.microsoft.com.invalidwrote on Thu, 4 Oct 2007:

>I wanted to make shourtcut to another folder of my direct recycle bin code

>name (it was something like "S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003"

>-NOT SHURE-) in RECYCLER folder. Now when I try to rename it to something

>like

>S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003

>I cant see files in there .. but I just deleted about 83 Mb of them so they

>must be in recycle bin )). How I can get my Recycle bin back to work?

>

>P.S. I use Windows XP Professional

>SP2

 

Hi ©lubber

 

I don't really understand what you mean about making a shortcut to

another folder, but from the subject of your message I gather you

renamed the folder in your recycle bin and now when you try to change

the name back it isn't working?

 

That long name beginning S-1-5-21 is your SID or system identifier and

is a unique ID that Windows uses it to keep track of you, no matter what

username you may be using.

>P.P.S. I have tried several names and combinations like:

> S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1009

> S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1011

>etc. but this doesnt work :(

 

Well, no, because they would be SIDs allocated to other users on the

computer but (I hope!) no accounts actually exist with those IDs.

 

What I'd suggest is that you delete the C:\Recycler folder and let

Windows re-create it for you next time the computer boots. Hopefully

that will put things back to normal. Here's how:

 

[1] Open a Command window and shut down any other running programs.

Ctrl-Alt-Del to open the Task Manager.

 

[2] In Task Manager look on the Processes tab and select Explorer.exe.

Click on the End Process button. (Your desktop and taskbar will

disappear and you'll be left with just Task Manager and the Command

window. Don't panic! :-) Leave Task Manager open and return to the

Command window.

 

[3] Now at the prompt type: rd /s /q C:\Recycler <enter>

Type: exit <enter> to close the Command window.

 

[4] Go back to Task Manager and on the Applications tab click the button

for New Task. In the box that pops up type: Explorer <OK>. Your desktop

should return to normal. Close Task Manager and reboot.

 

[5] When you return to Windows don't worry if the bin icon still shows

full. Put a test file in the bin and then right-click to empty it.

Hopefully now it should all be working.

 

Good luck! Do please let us know how you get on.

 

--

Nightowl

[Guest ©lubber]

Re: Renamed C:/RECYCLER Folder-Cant see files in there

 

 

 

"Nightowl" wrote:

> ©lubber <?@discussions.microsoft.com.invalidwrote on Thu, 4 Oct 2007:

>

> >I wanted to make shourtcut to another folder of my direct recycle bin code

> >name (it was something like "S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003"

> >-NOT SHURE-) in RECYCLER folder. Now when I try to rename it to something

> >like

> >S-1-5-21-2508614513-4166783643-2927389754-1003

> >I cant see files in there .. but I just deleted about 83 Mb of them so they

> >must be in recycle bin )). How I can get my Recycle bin back to work?

> >

> >P.S. I use Windows XP Professional

> >SP2

>

> Hi ©lubber

>

> I don't really understand what you mean about making a shortcut to

> another folder, but from the subject of your message I gather you

> renamed the folder in your recycle bin and now when you try to change

> the name back it isn't working?

>

> That long name beginning S-1-5-21 is your SID or system identifier and

> is a unique ID that Windows uses it to keep track of you, no matter what

> username you may be using.

>

> >P.P.S. I have tried several names and combinations like:

> > S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1009

> > S-1-5-21-1550083382-1987000788-618671499-1011

> >etc. but this doesnt work :(

>

> Well, no, because they would be SIDs allocated to other users on the

> computer but (I hope!) no accounts actually exist with those IDs.

>

> What I'd suggest is that you delete the C:\Recycler folder and let

> Windows re-create it for you next time the computer boots. Hopefully

> that will put things back to normal. Here's how:

>

> [1] Open a Command window and shut down any other running programs.

> Ctrl-Alt-Del to open the Task Manager.

>

> [2] In Task Manager look on the Processes tab and select Explorer.exe.

> Click on the End Process button. (Your desktop and taskbar will

> disappear and you'll be left with just Task Manager and the Command

> window. Don't panic! :-) Leave Task Manager open and return to the

> Command window.

>

> [3] Now at the prompt type: rd /s /q C:\Recycler <enter>

> Type: exit <enter> to close the Command window.

>

> [4] Go back to Task Manager and on the Applications tab click the button

> for New Task. In the box that pops up type: Explorer <OK>. Your desktop

> should return to normal. Close Task Manager and reboot.

>

> [5] When you return to Windows don't worry if the bin icon still shows

> full. Put a test file in the bin and then right-click to empty it.

> Hopefully now it should all be working.

>

> Good luck! Do please let us know how you get on.

>

> --

> Nightowl

>

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi!

 

Yeh! thats what I call support ;) U understood al thata I wanted to say ..

all worx fine now!

 

THANK YOU!

[Guest Nightowl]

Re: Renamed C:/RECYCLER Folder-Cant see files in there

 

You're very welcome :-) I'm so pleased it worked for you and thanks for

letting us know.

 

 

©lubber <lubber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on Fri, 5 Oct 2007:

>Yeh! thats what I call support ;) U understood al thata I wanted to say ..

>all worx fine now!

>

> THANK YOU!

 

--

Nightowl