Files Disappear from Recycle Bin

**Rick Bull** · Sep 23rd, 2002, 03:10 PM

Sometimes when I delete files to the recycle bin they disappear and I have no way to get them back. I know they are still there as the icon is the "full-bin" one, and I can restore all the files. I dual boot with Win98 and I think that has something to do with it as I don't think I get the problem in 98. Anyone have any idea about this? I seem to loose settings in other apps and around windows too from time to time.

**DiGiTaIErRoR** · Sep 25th, 2002, 07:27 AM

What's your other OS?

**Rick Bull** · Sep 25th, 2002, 07:46 AM

Oh yeah sorry, I can't believe I didn't mention that

it's Win 2000.

**DiGiTaIErRoR** · Sep 25th, 2002, 08:02 AM

I use win2k. I don't have problems.

What file structure?

**Rick Bull** · Sep 25th, 2002, 09:10 AM

FAT32 I assume as I haven't converted to NFTS (or whatever it is). You think that could be the problem?

**DiGiTaIErRoR** · Sep 25th, 2002, 09:22 AM

So they're on the same partition?

**Rick Bull** · Sep 25th, 2002, 10:28 AM

Yep. I was wondering if that would affect it.

**DiGiTaIErRoR** · Sep 25th, 2002, 10:57 AM

That could be it.

**Rick Bull** · Sep 25th, 2002, 05:24 PM

Alright thanks for the input. I'd remove 98 but there are a few apps that don't run under 2000.

**DiGiTaIErRoR** · Sep 26th, 2002, 06:32 AM

Like what? I haven't experienced anything in win2k that doesn't run.

**Rick Bull** · Sep 27th, 2002, 05:23 AM

A few games, which I'm not really worried about. And Quake III keeps running my refresh rate at 60Hz, so that's horrible. Also my game pad (MS Sidewinder) software doesn't seem to want to run under 2000. And also my scanner, which is a big problem really. I've installed the latest Win2000 drivers for it and it still won't work. I did get it to work through a long winded way, but that seems to have stopped now. It's a Mustek 1200 UB by the way.

**DiGiTaIErRoR** · Sep 27th, 2002, 08:17 AM

Usually drivers will fix compatibility.

If not I guess you're stuck with something else.

**Rick Bull** · Sep 27th, 2002, 08:39 AM

Oh well looks like I'm stuck with having Win98 as well. Thanks for helping though.

**Jona** · Oct 1st, 2002, 12:13 PM

are you sure your recycle bin isn't set on a stupidly small ammount of hard drive use so when ever you lob a file in it it empties cos it is to big. - just a suggester

**Rick Bull** · Oct 1st, 2002, 01:00 PM

Thanks for the idea, but it's on 15% which is 2.5 GB, I think that's big enough

**nemaroller** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 09:53 AM

Move on to XP....

I had a XP machine and a 98 machine...

The 98 machine now runs XP also...

The thing about this OS is it hasn't crashed on me ONCE. And this machine is on continuously...

**Rick Bull** · Oct 2nd, 2002, 02:00 PM

I did try XP on my old machine but it seems to be quite a bit slower than 2000.

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