I got a new one... there's a deleted prior user on my desktop that has 178MB
of stuff in his recycle bin that I would very much like to get rid of... (my
company deleted his user profile without emptying his recycle bin and it had
over 580 files in it)... I inherited the desktop, and I am trying to clean it
up but that chunk of recyccle bin files will not go away after running
WindowWasher. How can I find those files and get rid of them?

"Nightowl" wrote:

> Scriptomaniac™ <?@crapnet.deux.invalid> wrote on Wed, 14 Sep 2005:
>
> >Directory of C:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-3301898836-1296836545-315636210-1003
> >
> >09/08/2005 11.21 PM <DIR> Dc1
> > 0 File<s> 0 bytes
> > 1 Dir<s> 1,216,929,792 bytes free
> >
> >C:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-3301898836-1296836545-315636210-1003>
> >
> >Finally, I return to my recycle bin and this hidden file is still there -
> >any suggestions?
>
>
> Hi Scriptomaniac
>
> Try this:
>
> [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
>