"Chet" <chetshannon******.com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to change one of the XP settings or registry so that if
> I delete a file from a USB flash drive it will go into the recycle bin
> instead of just being permanently deleted? I'd like some way to
> retrieve mistakenly deleted files. (The recycle bin could be on C or
> the USB flash card if that matters.)
>
> I like to operate off the USB flash card on various different
> computers so this would be helpful to be able to get the deleted files
> to go into the recycle bin. (Obviously one should back up ones files
> so I do know that.)


You could use a 3rd party tool that captures all deletions. Here is one
that works well, but it is not free.
http://www.executive.com/undelete/undelete.asp

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]