Comments for Why is there more than one "RECYCLER" folder on my machine, and why don't they all empty when I empty the Recycle Bin?

Comment from Rodney Howard on 2008-04-29

2008-04-30T03:06:24Z

When I deleted a folder from Program Files directory, it goes to my recycle bin, but I cannot empty the bin. It just remains there. I cannot restore it or move it either. Even worse, when I delete another file, it goes to the recycle bin but when I do a 'empty recycle bin' neither on disappears. I can only empty the second file by right clicking asnd deleting inside of the recycle bin. I am on Vista.

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Comment from pramod on 2008-03-14

2008-03-14T08:19:38Z

recycler folder is automatically created in all drives in my computer. that folder was not deleted. that folder is empty.Tell me how to delete that folder

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Comment from John Chamberlain on 2007-10-05

2007-10-05T18:56:03Z

Answering my own question - if you use a removable drive on several machines you get one folder per user per machine. You have to delete them manually, or plug the drive back into each PC and empty the Recycle folder on each one.

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Comment from Simon on 2007-10-03

2007-10-03T16:22:58Z

LeRoy: NProtect = Norton Protected Recycle Bin. Empty it from within Norton.

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Comment from LeRoy Laycock on 2007-09-29

2007-09-29T16:33:01Z

I have a related?, different?, problem. I have a C:\Recycler\NProtect folder with 1.85 GB [42,114 Files] that I cannot delete. Any idea on how to get rid of???

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Comment from John Chamberlain on 2007-09-29

2007-09-29T10:20:00Z

Thanks, Leo - answered something that always puzzled me, and as usual, very clearly explained. Now - can you explain what happens with removable drives? They appear to have a RECYCLER folder that has content and one sub-folder per active user, but when you open the folder, it's empty!

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